Patricia Woloch asked: If you are hurt in a truck accident with a commercial vehicle, you can often sue not just the driver, but also the truck owner, the shipping company, the truck maintenance company, the loading company, the cargo owner, and many other individuals whose negligence may have contributed to either the occurrence of the severity of the accident through negligent maintenance or hiring practices. The same should be true if you are involved in a boating accident, right?Not in Florida. In Florida, the statutes state that "liability for reckless or careless operation of a vessel shall be confined to the operator in immediate charge of the vessel and not imposed upon the owner of the vessel, unless the owner is the operator or is present in the vessel [+]