Jones Act Lawyer

Warren B. Barney Jr. has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against his employer, claiming that he suffered a back injury while working aboard the Overseas Shipping Group owned OSG Intrepid.
According to the lawsuit, Barney Jr., a Las Vegas resident, claims that the OSG Intrepid was unseaworthy and that his employer is responsible for his injury. […]

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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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Gary Sheppard, a former Aramark Corporation and Noble Drilling Corporation employee, is claiming that he sustained serious injuries due to poor lighting and has recently filed a Jones Act lawsuit to recover the damages he has experienced.
Sheppard tripped and fell while serving aboard a ship stationed in the Gulf Coast. Sheppard and other sea workers […]

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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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David Dinnes is the former employee of many vessels during his 20 year career as a seaman. During those years, Dinnes says that he was exposed to benezene and many products that contained benezene, which he now claims is the cause of his development of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Dinnes has filed a Jones Act Lawsuit against 18 of […]

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U.S. United Barge Line faces a Jones Act lawsuit filed by a former employee after he was injured and alleged that his injuries resulted from the the unsafe working conditions of the vessel. During his employment on the M/V Elenore Gordon, Nathan Kohlhaas suffered serious injuries to his right shoulder.
Kohlhaas, who is protected by the […]

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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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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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