Partner Marissa Henderson's article, "E-Discovery, Facebook Shenanigans, and Fraud: The Crowe v. Marquette Transportation Case," Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, Vol. 14, No. 1 (First Quarter 2016)," appeared on the front page of Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, Vol. 14, No. 1 (First Quarter 2016). Her...
In a case recently filed in federal court in Norfolk, a Virginia Beach construction company and government contractor claims a former employee stole trade secrets and provided them to a competitor. What is interesting about this case is the company...
Fast on the heels of our last report on the attacks the courts have been mounting on the use of staffing agencies to shield employers from liability to employees comes the decision on August 27, 2015 from the National Labor...
We previously reminded everyone about the difficulties vessel owners face in attempting to use staffing agencies to avoid liability for Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness claims. ("Use of Staffing Agencies to Provide Temporary Labor Will Not Protect Vessel Owners From...
In a case still pending in Louisiana, social media may come back to bite a Jones Act seaman plaintiff. He claims to have been injured on the job, but his Facebook messages seem to tell a different story. In Brannon...
We have previously written about our skepticism about the value of using arbitration instead of litigation to resolve maritime disputes. A recent decision in a salvage case in New England is another example of why litigation is likely to be...
The June 2015 issue of Virginia Business magazine features a page of photographs from the Virginia Maritime Association's Annual Banquet, held in May in Norfolk. This year the roving photographer caught Dave Ventker and Marissa Henderson at the festivities, along with Virginia Business staffer,...
Dave Ventker, Managing Partner of Ventker Warman Henderson, recently authored an article in the ABA's Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee's Spring 2015 Newsletter entitled "A Reminder: Use of Staffing Agencies to Provide Temporary Labor Will Not Protect Vessel Owners from...
Marissa Henderson, a partner at Ventker Warman Henderson, recently co-authored an article in the ABA's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2, entitled Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Ms. Henderson wrote the section titled...
Jean and Rick Jones owned a 44 foot Sea Ray that they docked at Joys Marina in Hampton, Virginia. In May of 2012, Mr. Jones filed suit in state court as the result of a personal injury he suffered when disembarking...
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