Vucci Law Group PA is pushing Congress to limit cruise lines' ability to force maritime workers into arbitration to resolve injury claims. The law firm, which represents maritime workers, filed a quarter two lobbying disclosure showing it spent $120,000 to advance protections for Jones Act maritime workers, particularly around contractual liability caps and arbitration clauses in employment agreements.
The litigation landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years. According to Blank Rome LLP, nuclear verdicts (jury awards of $10 million or more) have risen in Jones Act maritime worker cases and are reshaping maritime litigation, insurance, and risk management. According to the Loyola Maritime Law Journal, despite an explicit exemption in the Federal Arbitration Act for maritime workers, courts are now more likely than ever to send a maritime worker's Jones Act claim to arbitration. The firm appears to be positioning itself to influence how Congress addresses this tension between arbitration enforcement and worker protections.
Sconset Strategies LLC filed the disclosure on behalf of Vucci Law Group PA on July 22, 2026, covering quarter two of 2026. The $120,000 quarter two spending matches what the firm reported for the three prior quarters. Over the past four quarters, Vucci Law Group PA has spent $480,000 on lobbying activity. The firm engaged one active lobbyist through Sconset Strategies and has filed four lobbying disclosures total....
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