Jones Act Lawyer

Crowley Marine Service Inc. is facing a Jones Act lawsuit filed by an employee who suffered a severe shoulder injury while on the job. William Travis, the Crowley Marine Service employee, claims that his painful shoulder injury was caused by the negligence of his employer.
While the lawsuit does not describe how the negligence led to […]

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 Matteson Marine Service is facing allegations of failure to provide a safe working environment. The Jones Act lawsuit was filed by a former employee, Bruce Congdon, who claims to have suffered injuries due to the neglience of his employer.
Congdon claims that his injuries, caused in August 2007, were the result of his employer’s negligent actions […]

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A security guard working at Argosy’s Alton Belle Casino has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against the company. Doris Viviano, a former employee of Argosy, claims that she was injured on the job due to the employer’s inability to comply with Jones Act requirements. More specifically, she claims that she became very sick after injuring […]

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Osage Marine Services has recently been named as the defendant in a Jones Act lawsuit filed by a former employee of the Illinois River barge, M/V Miss Mary Ann. Tracy Fansheir, a deckhand on the M/V Miss Mary Anne, claims that he sustained back injuries while working on the barge in mid-January.
Fansheir claims that Osage […]

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In a recent lawsuit against Houston Marine Services, Inc., plaintiff Frank Joseph Drone is suing for negligence of the crews in the scope of their employment and general unseaworthiness of the defendant’s vessels.
Plaintiff alleges to have been injured on or about September 2005 as well as November 2007. His injuries include pain, anguish, and impairment.  […]

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