Jones Act Lawyer

A crane operator who was loading a commercial ship in Houston was killed when the load he was currently placing in the ship’s cargo hold fell and crushed him.
The crane operator was loading a large load onto the ship when the front portion of the crane snapped which sent the load crashing to the ground. The […]

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A boiler explosion aboard the SS Norway which killed 8 crew members and injured 17 in 2003 has been determined to be due to the improper maintenance and inspection of the ship’s team chamber. The SS Norway was Norwegian Cruise Line’s only steam-powered ship, and was once the world’s largest passenger ship. It was docked […]

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Asbestos- related lawsuits are still alive and well, as we see with a recent case in Virginia. As reported in the Virginia Press on September 15, 2007, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a $3.4 million jury verdict to the family of a former Newport News shipyard worker who died in 2005 of an asbestos-related cancer […]

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 Title: Jones Act & Maritime Law for Injured Workers
Authors: Bill Ogletree and William C Abbott
Price: $39.95
Printed and Online editions available.
Understanding the Jones Act and Maritime law helps you know your rights and understand the legal jargon involved in seeking legal help after an injury at work occurs. This book is a great read for a […]

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A Jones Act lawsuit was filed by Carlos Guzman of Port Arthur against his employer, CBH Services, Inc. and the ship’s owner, Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc.  Guzman was working as a welder on “The Atlantic” and claims he was required to move a ladder that was too heavy for him, causing him to sustain serious […]

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A Port Arthur man, Carlos Guzman, who injured his back moving a ladder while at work on a ship, is suing his employer and the ship’s owner under the Jones Act. The personal injury lawsuit against CBH Services Inc. and Horizon Offshore Contractors Inc alleges negligence for failing to provide him with a safe place […]

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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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Prior to the passage by Congress of the Jones Act in 1970, those who were injured at sea really didn’t have a standard to apply to every situation.  Some of the following legal theories were used, but there was no uniform standard, which led to many unpredictable results:

Basic negligence;
 Strict liability;
Criminal statutes;
Employment laws;
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While the Jones Act covers numerous scenarios that occur on the high seas, including international navigable seas, it also covers accidents that occur on shore on the ship.  A worker fell from a pickup truck he was unloading cargo from, and fell onto a ship deck.  He is suing his employer as he has a […]

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Admiralty law deals with far more than just injuries suffered by workers at sea, and a recent editorial published in the St. Petersburg Times in Florida explores one of these innumerable issues.  It seems that a local Florida sea exploration company, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., makes its business exploring the depths of the nearby ocean […]

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