Grossman Attorneys at Law Announces the Opening of its Newest Office in Jacksonville, Florida and the Launch of its New Maritime Injury Websites

    /24-7PressRelease/ - BOCA RATON, FL, September 03, 2008 - Grossman Attorneys at Law, an AV-Rated law firm with offices in Boca Raton and Clewiston, Florida announces the launch of its new maritime injury websites, cruiseshipinjurylawfirm.com and longshoreandharborworkerslawyers.com .

The firm's site cruiseshipinjurylawfirm.com provides the public with scores of information on the process of filing a claim or lawsuit against cruise lines. Senior Attorney Timothy C. Nies said that with the recent boost of tourism to the United States, due to the weakened U.S. Dollar, comes the unfortunate fact that more tourists will sustain serious injuries while vacationing on cruises, including day cruises, leaving out of Miami, Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida. In fact, 45% of the entire worldwide cruise industry's passengers, depart out of Miami, Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral or Tampa.

Timothy Nies adds that all too often cruise guests injured while vacationing on a cruise ship, and families of tourists killed while in the United States, return home grieving and confused as to what to do. As injured tourists not residents of Florida, and including international cruise passengers, face two difficulties in receiving compensation after a serious personal injury on a cruise ship: 1) they want to go home to concentrate on their physical recovery, and be with their family and friends and not stay in a strange city thousands of miles away, and 2) they may be unfamiliar with the language, the healthcare system, and the legal system. These tourists and families should know that under U.S. Law, injured cruise ship passengers, and family members, through a Florida lawyer, may file a lawsuit in United States Courts for compensation from the negligent cruise ship company. Further, according to U.S. Law, contingency fee agreements are legally available to all clients, including foreigners, in personal injury cases. Under this unique contingency fee agreement, a client is not charged attorney fees if he or she loses the case. If the client recovers damages from settlement or a favorable verdict, the attorney receives a fee from the recovery. This system, where clients do not pay attorneys if they lose, but only if they win, is a unique system of law common to the United States, not shared by most European and South American countries. The firm's maritime injury attorney, Timothy C. Nies, says that a contingency fee arrangement provides access to the courts for those who cannot afford to pay the attorneys fees and costs of civil litigation.

Grossman Attorneys at Law simultaneously launched its new website dedicated to helping Longshoremen and Harbor Workers, longshoreandharborworkerslawyers.com . The new website at highlights the law firm's considerable experience in representing longshoremen covered by the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, injured while working at U.S. Ports, including Port of Miami, Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale), Port of West Palm Beach, Port of Tampa, Port Canaveral and Port Jacksonville. AttorneyTimothy Nies, explains: "Our goal is to simplify the complicated subject of the federal Longshore Act, as well as other federal legislation falling under the Longshore Act, including the Defense Base Act and the Outer Contiental Shelf Lands Act."

Grossman Attorneys at Law is proud to announce the opening of its newest office in the Aetna Building in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville is the largest city in the State of Florida and is home to The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), the fastest growing international trade seaport in the United States. According to maritime attorney, Timothy C. Nies, "companies doing business at JAXPORT employ more than 7,000 workers and support an additional 43,000 jobs in Jacksonville". In fact, starting in September 2008, Carnival Cruise Lines ship, Fascination, will be providing regular service from Jacksonville. Timothy Nies adds that the new container terminal on 158 acres, to be used by Tokyo-based shipping line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its terminal operating partner, TraPac, is immense with 11 buildings, a container storage area, maintenance and repair areas and more. The firm's newest office will serve its Longshore clients working out of JAXPORT and other maritime injury clients in North Florida and Georgia, including Brunkswick and Savannah.

Consultations with firm attorneys Timothy C. Nies or Howard Grossman, are always free of charge, and all injury cases are on a contingency fee bases. To serve the firm's international clients, its attorneys and professional staff speak English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, and have translators available to assist with its German, Dutch, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish and Russian clients.

About the author: Timothy Nies, is a senior admiralty and maritime attorney at Grossman Attorneys at Law, with offices in Boca Raton, Clewiston and Jacksonville, Florida.

About Grossman Attorneys at Law:

Grossman Attorneys at Law is an AV-Rated international maritime injury law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Clewiston and Jacksonville, Florida, USA. For further information, please contact us at 888-SHIP-LIABILITY or [email protected]

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