Jones Act Lawyer

When a law is passed that provides for clear and uniform standards, not only does it curb dangerous conduct, but it also makes it more possible to settle disputes quickly when everyone involved understands how the governing law will be applied.  Such appears to be the case according to a recent article filed by the […]

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The Jones Act was passed by Congress in 1970 due to the growing number of serious injuries that were occurring on sea-faring vessels.  Up until passage of this law, there was no clear-cut standard of governance in place to help parties in disputes reach a solution to these controversies.  For the most part, typical common […]

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Prior to the passage by Congress of the Jones Act in 1970, those who were injured at sea really didn’t have a standard to apply to every situation.  Some of the following legal theories were used, but there was no uniform standard, which led to many unpredictable results:

Basic negligence;
 Strict liability;
Criminal statutes;
Employment laws;
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Once you have decided that you may have a job-related injury that was caused by your employer’s negligence, your next step is to consult with an attorney.  There are many attorneys available to assist you in filing your Jones Act lawsuit.  Therefore, it would be helpful to know what to ask an attorney when you […]

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When you are sea worker that has been injured while working, the Jones Act legislation, passed by the United States Congress back in the early 1970s, allows you to file a claim against an employer or other organization to recover damages and/or lost wages.  These damages can include “permanent disfigurement, pain and suffering, lost wages […]

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We should feel reasonably safe when we go into work.  We rely on our management team to provide such conditions.  In cases where they fail to do so, they should be held liable.  There is a Jones Act case where a deckhand is suing his employer for not providing a safe working environment.
The plaintiff’s case […]

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The Jones Act protects sea workers by obligating an employer to provide a healthy working environment and a ship owner to provide a vessel that is “seaworthy.”  There are times when the employer and ship owner are one and the same.  This is the case with a Jones Act lawsuit against Horizon Offshore Inc.
This lawsuit […]

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We’ve all heard of asbestos and that if entered into the lungs, it could cause irreplaceable damage.  But who has heard of asbestos on ships?  Sea workers have unquestionably one of the dangerous working conditions.  Their work schedules consist of long hours, day and night shifts and sometimes overnight stints.  Workers are extremely fatigued and […]

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If you are filing a claim for a work-related injury that occurred off shore, chances are you have heard or will hear about the Jones Act legislation.  The Jones Act has been mandated by the federal government to ensure that sea workers are all treated the same throughout the United States.  Laws pertaining to sea […]

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The Jones Act legislation protects an injured seaman and helps them to hold responsible parties liable. This is most fortunate since injuries at sea can be very serious, sometime rendering someone permanently disabled. This is the case with a worker injured on a rig in navigable waters. The sea worker sustained […]

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