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Admiralty/Maritime

Jan. 14, 2020

New claimants say they can defeat deadly dive boat fire defenses

Maritime lawyers: Truth Aquatics’ failed to have roving watch, sufficient fire prevention and exit ways aboard ill-fated Conception

Lawyers representing four families of victims killed in a dive boat fire off Santa Barbara Island said Monday they believe battery charging ports, insufficient safety training and inadequate exits are to blame.

They filed a new set of claims in federal court in Los Angeles. Robert S. Glassman of Panish Shea Boyle LLP, and Robert J. Mongeluzzi and Jeffrey P. Goodman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky in Philadelphia are represent...

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