Whether you are a seafarer, dockworker, dockworker, or shipyard worker, you have specific legal rights and may be entitled to benefits in the event of injury or illness while employed in maritime work. The same applies if you were taken hostage and injured in a pirate attack. These rights and benefits accrue to you under maritime law, a complex set of federal rules and statutes. These laws dictate the compensation you and your family may be entitled to. Depending on the laws applicable to each case, you may be entitled to receive money to cover your medical expenses, lost wages, living expenses, your mortgage, your utilities, and your food and transportation expenses.
At Arnold & Itkin LLP, we have the experience and track record to represent you in your maritime injury claim. We represent clients throughout the United States who have suffered injuries and need legal advice from an experienced and highly qualified offshore injury attorney.
Our maritime lawyers understand the complexities and legal aspects of maritime law and have a successful track record of verdicts and settlements. Our goal is to ensure that you receive all the compensation you deserve and the best medical treatment as soon as possible. We have the technical knowledge to handle offshore injury claims along the Gulf Coast, in the port cities of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and to represent clients nationwide.
Offshore accident
An offshore injury can be described as damage suffered by a maritime worker while performing their job at sea. These injuries can occur as a result of an accident or a worker becoming ill after prolonged exposure to benzine or other toxins. Due to the exorbitant medical costs and financial losses that these types of injuries can cause, it is important to determine what financial compensation an injured sailor is entitled to after suffering an injury.
Sailors have certain legal remedies they can turn to after a serious accident, injury or illness. You may be covered by the Jones Act, the Longshore Act, or other various areas of maritime law. At our offshore injury law firm, our primary mission is to protect the rights of seafarers to help them pursue and obtain the fair compensation to which they are entitled by law. Click here to read more about offshore injuries.
Protecting Your Rights with Maritime Law and the Jones Act
If you are a maritime worker or seafarer who has suffered an injury at sea while working as part of the crew of a tanker, tugboat, barge, trawler, drilling rig, semi-submersible drilling rig, mobile offshore drilling platform, or other type of maritime vessel, you have rights under the Jones Act and other maritime laws. You must contact an offshore injury attorney to help you. We know how important it is for you to be able to cover medical expenses and be able to care for your family in the unfortunate event that you are injured or become ill while working as a sailor or stevedore. Our attorneys work tirelessly and carefully to help their clients. We know how to win in court and represent our client’s interests when negotiating a settlement. Because we have extensive experience in this field and considerable resources at our disposal to build compelling cases on behalf of each client, we can choose the course of action best suited to the client’s needs.
In 2006, H Texas Magazine named Maritime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin LLP as Best Lawyers for the People and said, “Arnold & Itkin LLP quickly evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each case and then makes strategic decisions about how to win.” We are dynamic, highly qualified, and have extensive experience; We work hard to maximize our clients’ compensation. Our dedication to the job allows us to go to trial with confidence in our ability to win. We have handled cases in more than 30 states and have tried more than 50 cases in the last four years.
Contact an Offshore Accident lawyer
Suppose you or a member of your family has been involved in a serious maritime or offshore accident. In that case, it is necessary to take action as soon as possible to protect your right to claim compensation. You may have been working as a longshoreman, shipbuilder, shipbreaker, or sailor, or on a vessel along the Gulf Coast. No matter the circumstances of your case or the extent of your injuries, you can rest assured that we will have the knowledge to guide you in the right direction. Arnold & Itkin has the experience to handle your Jones Act/Marine Injury case. If you are looking for a Maritime or Jones Law Attorney who has fought against the largest corporations, you have found the right law firm.
