The members of Geraghty Suarez, LLP. have been aggressively
defending maritime and multimodal claims for over 35 years.
The Firm members have defended claims against, among others,
ship owners, marine and rail terminal operators, ferry owners,
tug and tow operators, cruise lines, ship yards, port authorities,
charterers, trucking companies, cargo interests, carriers, indirect
carriers, surveyors, and marine underwriters. These claims involve
ocean and inland marine disputes; hull, cargo, transportation,
protection & indemnity and liability insurance; charter party
disputes; vessel collisions and passenger vessel matters; personal
injury, Jones Act, COGSA and LHWCA cases; personal watercraft
liability; construction defect; products liability; breach of
warranty and insurance coverage.
Among the services offered by the Firm is a rapid-response by its team of lawyers with extensive experience in the investigation of accidents involving ocean marine terminals, ships and trucks. The Firm provides emergency legal assistance for foreign vessels and other clients at ports in the United States.
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense and Coverage
- Maritime Transactional Work
- All aspects of inland and international Intermodal, Multimodal and Admiralty and Maritime law, including...
- Personal Injury (Jones Act, LHWCA, passenger)
- P&I Defense and Coverage
- Stevedore and Terminal Defense
- FHCA
- USCG Matters
- Pleasure Boats & Marinas
- Cargo Claims
- FD&D
- Charter Parties
- P&I Defense and Coverage
- Collisions & Allisions
- Domestic Trucking

