Firm partner Nelson G. Wolff's letter to the National Mariners Association was published in the Association's newsletter to call attention to the details surrounding an important maritime injury case settled by Wolff.

In June of 2007, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, in a case handled by Nelson Wolff, obtained a settlement valued at approximately $700,000 for Chief towboat engineer Charles Blaine, Jr., who suffered back injuries while working for Bluegrass Marine.

Joseph Hulen was a deckhand for American Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL) on a tow boat when he was killed on November 2, 2002. He was survived by his parents. Joe had hoped to follow in his father's footsteps as an engineer. The incident occurred on the Ohio River, between Illinois and Kentucky. Joe was knocked into the river when a coiled line got tangled and knocked him into the Ohio River. He was crushed while in the river between the boat and a barge while being held by another employee due to a delayed rescue attempt.

On May 13, 2005, an Illinois Federal Court ordered American Commercial Barge Line, LLC. (ACBL) to pay almost $710,000 to Dennis Shreve for back injuries he suffered from a work related injury in November of 2002. Shreve, 43, of Hartford, Kentucky, was working as a mate crewed to the M/V TOM FRAZIER when he injured his back while attempting to "jerk" slack out of a steel wire at a "high-low coupling" after passing through a lock on the Mississippi River at Winfield, Missouri. The judgment is believed to be the largest ever against a barge company involving this work practice, which was described by ACBL at trial as "customary" and "ordinary" in the maritime industry.

American Commercial Barge Line Company (ACBL) is seeking a new trial after a jury returned major verdict against the company in a lawsuit involving towboat manning.