B. Concerning activities which occur at sea.
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Concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in navigable bays. Admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard. Jurisdiction over all these matters (in the U.S.) rests in the federal courts, which do not use juries in admiralty cases. There are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often handled by admiralty law specialists. Lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are called "proctors." Law.com Dictionary 2006
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After 14 years with the Miami admiralty and maritime firm Houck Hamilton & Anderson, Jerry Hamilton has sailed away from his partnership with Mark Houck in a dispute over the financial viability of cruise line defense work. Last week, Hamilton, who was a founding member of Houck Hamilton, launched a five-lawyer firm, Hamilton & Miller. Joining him are two lawyers from his former firm, Jennifer Miller and Hector Ramirez, as well as two other lawyers, Lori Cooperider and Elizabeth Martin, and two paralegals. by Julie Kay Daily Business Review 03-16-2006