Injuries and illnesses occurring at sea involve legal issues unlike those occurring ashore. If you or a loved one has been injured, you need to know whether there is a basis to assert a claim under Maritime Law, what compensation is recoverable and what defense is likely to be asserted.

We have represented many injured Maritime workers and Jones Act Seamen aboard tankers, drillships, jackup rigs, semi-submersibles, helicopters, crew boats, supply vessels, barges, tugs, chemical ships, shrimp boats and diving and research vessels.

Types of cases handled by the firm include:

• Offshore oil rig claims
• Jones Act claims for injuries to crew employees
• Seaman claims for unseaworthy or unsafe conditions
• Inadequate medical treatment and delay or refusal to pay medical expenses
• Failure to pay wages and maintenance & cure benefits
• Injuries to passengers on vessels or during shore excursions
• Fires and collisions at sea
• Accidents on cruise liners, yachts, sailboats, motorboats, jet skis and other watercraft