Maritime Attorney Kevin Thornton: THE SINKING OF THE LADY MARY-TRAGEDY, U.S. COAST GUARD INVESTIGATION, AND LESSONS LEARNED
On March 24, 2009, the scallop boat LADY MARY sank 65 nautical miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey. Tragically, six of the seven crew members died as a result. This article examines that catastrophe and the U.S. Coast Guard’s procedures for the investigation of marine casualties as a general matter, and as […]
Thornton Elected To Maritime Law Association Board
Kevin Thornton has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the United States Maritime Law Association (MLA). Thornton chairs the Maritime Law Practice Group at Cooper Levenson in Atlantic City, and is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group as well. From left: At the association’s May 2 meeting […]