Jones Act Lawyer

            Vivian Cox worked aboard the M/V Captain Bear Ive, owned and operated by Marquette Transportation and Bluegrass Marine, as a cook.  On or about April 25, 2007, Cox became ill and requested medical attention while working aboard the vessel.
            Cox received medical attention at Alton Memorial Hospital in Wood River and was shortly thereafter […]

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Leadman, Stacy Laxon, was working aboard a vessel, owned and operated by Jones Act employer Illinois Marine Towing, Inc.  On July 6, 2006, while performing duties aboard the vessel, Laxon sustained severe bodily injuries as a result of equipment failure while making his bunk bed.
Laxon sued his employer under general maritime law and under the […]

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A lawsuit under the Jones Act was filed by Pal Perronne against his employer, Universal Sodexho, Inc., and Rowan Drilling Co., owner and operator of a drilling rig in which he was injured while serving as a cook. 
The lawsuit was filed on September 25 in the Jefferson County District Court and claims Perronne suffered permant […]

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A Jones Act lawsuit was filed by Carlos Guzman of Port Arthur against his employer, CBH Services, Inc. and the ship’s owner, Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc.  Guzman was working as a welder on “The Atlantic” and claims he was required to move a ladder that was too heavy for him, causing him to sustain serious […]

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A Jones Act case was filed by Ronny L. Hayes, Jr. against Kirby Inland Marine on April 10, 2007.  Hayes  was serving as a relief captain aboard the M/V Capt. Frank Gibson.  While walking on a barge owned by Kirby Inland Marine, he sustained serious injuries to his neck, back and other parts of his […]

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Exxon is still battling a nearly two-decade long battle regarding its liability for the horrible Exxon Valdez tragedy that left an entire coastline destroyed and cost billions of dollars to clean up. The fight, according to an article published recently by the Wall Street Journal, states that it will soon be told whether the […]

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A Port Arthur man, Carlos Guzman, who injured his back moving a ladder while at work on a ship, is suing his employer and the ship’s owner under the Jones Act. The personal injury lawsuit against CBH Services Inc. and Horizon Offshore Contractors Inc alleges negligence for failing to provide him with a safe place […]

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Studies regarding asbestos and the conditions to which it’s been linked have become quite common, but few have been published recently that entail more detail and took more time to track particular subjects than one reported recently involving shipyard workers.  The results appeared on a syndication site, and the results speak for themselves. 
“A recent […]

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While making his bed on the top bunk aboard a vessel belonging to Illinois Marine Towing, Inc, crew member Stacy Lanxon of Marion was injured when the chair he was using came out from underneath him. He sustained a back injury in the fall. Lanxon, was a leadman working on a vessel that was traversing the […]

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A recent boat accident on Galveston Bay in Texas led to seaman Sylvester Mayer filing a jones act lawsuit against his employer. The story was reported by the Southeast Texas Record, and the relevant portion of the text appears below:
“Seaman Sylvester Maye was thrown into the water and injured when the vessel he was […]

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