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Cape Ferrat

Michael Castaneda, deceased captain of a US fishing vessel.
Santa Ana, CA — A “settlement agreement” has been reached by the parties — plaintiffs and defendants — in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the surviving family members of a fisherman, Michael Castaneda, who died when he fell overboard a US fishing vessel, Cape Ferrat, while it was docked in Pago...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “American Samoa would be an inadequate forum” to hear claims under the federal Jones Act by relatives of a US seaman who died in the territory, because the “High Court of American Samoa does not conduct jury trials in civil actions,” declared attorneys for plaintiffs in...
Michael Castaneda
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A hearing is scheduled for next month at the federal court at Santa Ana, California on the motion to dismiss for “forum non conveniens”, in the wrongful death lawsuit of a fisherman who died after falling overboard while the US flagged purse seiner Cape Ferrat was dock...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued four violations, three of which are considered “serious” — and fines totaling more than $19,000 — following the death of a man who fell overboard a fishing vessel that was docked at the cannery side...