News & Events

NBF attorney Chris Nicoll attended the 132^nd Annual Dinner of the Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco and also attended various related events in the Bay area. 

NBF Attorney Nina Mitchell presented to the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA). Her presentation was titled:  Injured Workers on the Waterfront; Highlights of the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

NBF attorney Pegeen Mulhern made a presentation on Marina Emergency Preparedness and Casualty Responses at the 16th Annual Northwest Marina & Boatyard Conference.

NBF attorney Chris Nicoll wrote a brief article on recent developments in personal jurisdiction for an upcoming issue of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter.

NBF supported and NBF attorney Chris Reilly attended and participated in the Thomas Miller (Americas) Inc. Play for Pink Charity Golf Outing benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It was a great cause and first class event. No bystanders were injured by any of the errant balls that briefly grazed Chris’s clubs …

NBF attorneys Noah Jaffe and Chris Reilly obtained a confirmation of an important arbitration decision on June 30, 2016 in King County Superior Court. The matter involves the enforcement of a “no sail” provision from a seaman’s personal injury lawsuit settlement agreement. The matter was recently the subject of an article in the U.K. P&I Club’s Bodily Injury News: http://www.ukpandi.com/fileadmin/uploads/uk-pi/Latest_Publications/2016_Publications/US_BI_News_June_16_WEB.pdf. Check out the article at p. 3 of the linked document.  

NBF attorney Rivers Black participated in the Marine Panel Summit Conference for Markel Insurance in Milwaukee during May 16-18, 2016, where he served on the program committee, as a speaker and as a panel participant. 

NBF attorney Pegeen Mulhern assisted client Delta Marine Industries, Inc. with the closing and delivery of the 237 ft. motor yacht ALBATROSS. Here is an image of this beautiful yacht. 

NBF attorney Chris P. Reilly traveled to Tampa, Florida to present on the topic of Good Practices in Shipboard Investigations to the risk management and safety management divisions of a U.S. shipowner. While there, he participated in the Tug VALOUR charity golf tournament.

NBF attorney Chris Reilly and the firm’s client State of Alaska prevailed on a published decision in Division 1 of the Washington State Court of Appeals (Published decision).