Jones Act Lawyer

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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