Jones Act Lawyer

While working aboard the M/V Ms Mary, Louisiana resident and seaman Clint Guidry was seriously injured. According to Guidry, he suffered “serious and permanent injuries” during his time aboard the vessel. He has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against four defendants, including C&G Boats, Inc., MNM Boats, Inc., C&G Marine Service Inc., and Freeport-McMoran Energy […]

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John R. McGee, a merchant mariner, has recently filed a lawsuit against Kirby Inland Marine for injuries that he sustained two years back while working aboard one of the company’s ships.
During his time as a tankerman on the Creole Dee, McGee claims that the vessel was unseaworthy, leading directly to his injuries. Although the suit […]

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During a boat transfer, Ricci Anderson reached for a handrail to stop himself from falling as the boat he was aboard began to rock. According to the lawsuit filed, the motion involved in grabbing the handrail has left the seaman with serious arm injuries.
Harvey Gulf International Marine and Diamond Offshore Drilling have been named as […]

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Bo-Mac Contractors has been named as the defendant in a Jones Act Lawsuit that was recently filed by an employee of the company. Daniel Bartee filed the lawsuit after sustaining serious injuries while working aboard a Bo-Mac barge, which was operating on the Mississippi River.
Bartee claims to have sustained serious injuries to his heart, lungs, […]

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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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A Jones Act lawsuit was filed against Matt Canestrale Contracting, Inc. by the widow of a former employee who died in an accident in early 2007. Diane M. Martin, the widow of Blaine E. Martin Jr., claims in her suit that her husband slipped and fell as a result of ice on an empty barge, […]

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