Kenosha is a city in and the county seat of Kenosha County, United States. With an estimated 2008 population of 96,950, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also the fourth-largest city on the west shore of Lake Michigan, after Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay. The city lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, 32 miles (51 km) south of Milwaukee. Kenosha is part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, however, the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago both share economic influence on the city.

Maritime And Admiralty Law Lawyers In Kenosha Wisconsin

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What is maritime and admiralty law?

Admiralty and maritime law involves cases related to navigation and commerce on oceans, rivers, and lakes. Admiralty and maritime cases can involve injuries to longshoremen and vessel crew members, contracts for cargo shipping, vessel collisions, and cruise ship passenger injuries. If your issues involves ships and shipping, business or commerce transacted at sea, finds and salvage, the duties, rights, and liabilities of ship owners, ship masters, and other maritime workers, it is within the realm of admiralty law.

Answers to maritime and admiralty law issues in Wisconsin

In certain kinds of cases, lawyers charge what is called a contingency fee. Instead of billing by the hour, the...

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Paying passengers who are injured on a boat or cruise may bring a lawsuit against the boat owner if the owner's...