Your Legal Rights: The Jones Act law permits injured seamen to seek compensation for injuries resulting from the negligence of their employers or co-workers during the course of their employment on a vessel. As a seaman you know, a ship can be a very dangerous place to work. The Jones Act reflects the reality of maritime work, and a seamans employer may be liable for even a small breach of duty, which contributes to a seamans injury. This is true, even where a seaman performs dangerous work while aware of the high risks involved in the work. In addition to compensation for injuries caused by negligence, an injured seaman may also make a claim against the vessels owner on the basis that the vessel was not seaworthy. An employer may also be liable for failing to provide a seaman with adequate medical care. Jones Act litigation seeks to recover damages for both past and future economic and non-economic losses. See some of our firms verdicts and settlements. This is not a complete listing of the firms work, but is rather intended to give you an idea of cases we have handled in the past. Victories: Simpson vs NCL - $9.46 million Borcea vs Carnival Corporation -$6.25 million Prazeres vs Princess - $4.25 million Baddi vs Cunard - $1.5 million Hyo Sun Yoo vs Princess - $3 million Jane vs RCCL $975,000 No other law firms have achieved the highest level of legal performances representing our clients. Sincerely, crewadvocacy.net
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:16:13 +0000
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