Jones Act Lawyer

Deckhand and Jones Act employee, Jesus Chapa filed suit against his employers Pacific Horizon and Horizon Offshore under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries he sustained in the course and scope of his employment.
Specifically, during egress, the vessel was negligently operated such that Chapa was sent falling from the deck onto a […]

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Lamar Bertram, a steward aboard a jack-up rig, filed suit against his Jones Act employers, Hercules Drilling Co. and Universal Sodexho Inc. for personal injuries he sustained in the course and scope of his employment aboard the vessel.
Due to the movements of the vessel, Bertram slipped and fell while in the shower and was unable […]

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            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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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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Seaman Jacob Robichaux settled his Jones Act lawsuit against the “unseaworthy” Midnight Rider vessel, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Cal Dive International and Mariner Energy, Inc. on Sept. 8.
Houston mediator Louis P. Selig conducted the successful mediation between all parties, with all issues of the case reaching settlement.
At the time of the incident, Robichaux was employed […]

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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 is generally used to protect injured workers at sea, and for many years it’s been the standard for any lawsuit brought under this context.  However, an article recently published in the Daily Review of San Francisco brought to light another potential injury claim that could be brought under the Jones Act by […]

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As stated, the Jones Act has traditionally been used to protect injured workers at sea.  It helped provide a standard that could be applied to all injury claims so that there would be an equal application of justice in every jurisdiction in the
United States. 
 
However, according to an article that appears in the Honolulu […]

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The rules and regulations under maritime law have been around for decades.  We are in changing times now.  There are so many factors to take into consideration when it comes to our seas.  Protecting the environment is an important one, at least for
England.  Prime Minister Gordon Brown has proposed a marine bill that will “simplify […]

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