Maritime Injury and Workers Compensation, Claims, Rights, and Benefits
If you or your spouse or a loved one has been injured doing work as, or suffered a wrongful death while employed as a longshoreman, shipyard worker, harbor worker, stevedore, commercial fisherman, offshore oil rig worker, seaman, Defense Base Act worker or cruise ship employee or passenger... you are in the right place. 855longies.com law has the answers to your tough questions about workers compensation, claims, settlements, and the Jones Act.
855longies.com handles maritime cases from the Pacific Northwest as well as the West Coast, the East Coast, and the Gulf Coast.
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Longshore Worker Injury, Marine Container Terminals Injury, Longies
Aboard ship, longshore workers are confronted with dangerous conditions created by careless ship owners in cargo holds and on deck.
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Shipyard workers are employed at harbors and major river waterways doing ship building, ship maintenance and ship repairs.
According to OSHA, shipyard work is extremely hazardous with an injury-accident rate more than twice that of construction and general industry. Do you have a shipyard worker injury claim?
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Jones Act Seamen are entitled to compensation for negligence and unseaworthiness
The Jones Act (also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920) gives injured seamen the right to sue their employer for compensation, when employer ...
Being on the sea or near the sea or any body of water provides much well-paid employment but at great risks. On-the-job injuries range from minor to debilitating and even death. The implications of a serious work maritime injury can be catastrophic for you and your family.
Get help from an attorney experienced in maritime law who is knowledgeable about the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA). Your employer will have their lawyers and insurance company guarding their bottom line.
What about you? Who will be there to demand and obtain the benefits and compensation that you deserve and to keep your family's best interest front and center?