Our attorneys represent injured workers and their families in serious injury and wrongful death claims governed by maritime law. Because of our experience suing oil and gas companies, shipping companies, and their insurance providers, our lawyers are ready, willing, and more than able to face them in court.
Our attorneys focus on winning cases covered by the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). The Jones Act 46 U.S.C 688 (1970) covers seamen (as defined by the Act) that are injured because of the negligence of a vessel’s owner(s), operator(s), and/or employee(s) or because of a defect in or the unseaworthiness of a vessel. The Jones Act’s liability standards are very favorable to injured seamen and are construed on behalf of those seamen.
To be more specific, The Jones Act applies to seamen who work on more than 50 types of vessels, among them freighters, tugs, tankers, jack-up rigs, barges, supply boats, semi-submersible rigs, dredges, fishing vessels, diving vessels, crew boats, and many other types of vessels. The Act requires employer payment for reasonable medical bills (“cure”), unearned wages when voyages are cut short by injury, and a modest daily allowance (“maintenance”) for injury-related time away from the job. In most circumstances when seamen suffer injuries or death, they may recover against their employers under the Jones Act and/or third parties under general maritime law.
The Johnson Law Firm is dedicated to helping injured offshore workers, crew members, officers, stevedores, maritime workers, and their families recover full compensation for their injuries by bringing legal actions in order to ensure injured seamen recover their past and future economic loss, pain and suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish, and other damages. Our knowledge of admiralty law combined with our success, dedication, devotion and hard work make for a winning combination.
If a member of your family has been seriously injured or killed as a result of a maritime accident or offshore injury, it is extremely important that you get sound legal advice before you contact your employer or its insurance company.
If you would like to speak with one of our maritime attorneys, please contact office for a free consultation at 713-751-0070, or contact us online.