Maritime Injury Cases
The following is a summary of some of the results we have achieved on behalf of our clients. Out of respect for our clients’ privacy, the names of the parties are not included in the summary.
Jones Act Case |Construction Accident
$1.6 Million Verdict
37 year old tugboat deckhand injured when walkway fell and struck him while walking underneath; Cervical fusion, lumbar fusion, and decompression of right shoulder with acromial plasty; Returned to work as a heavy equipment operator.
Jones Act Case
$1.75 Million Settlement
29 year old oiler forced to work for prolonged period in awkward position in confined space suffered torn latissimus dorsi muscle requiring surgery. Unable to return to work at sea.
Maritime Negligence
$1.725 Million Settlement
Young woman sustained head injury when vessel struck dock.
Maritime Injury
$611,000 Verdict
Tug deckhand injured L5-S1 intervertebral disk when he fell while transferring between Vessels; L5-S1 Fusion; Deckhand returned to work as assistant engineer.
Jones Act Case
$320,000 Verdict
30 year old deckhand fell on slippery hatch cover; Dislocation of kneecap, chondral fracture of the patella and chondral fracture of medial femoral condyle; Returned to full work duty following treatment.
Jones Act Case
$600,000 Settlement
50 year old man suffered fracture of tibial plateau when struck by stored metal plates which fell and struck his knee. Injury prevented return to sea.
Jones Act Case
$750,000 Settlement
Deckhand suffered four separate shipboard injuries including a fall into unmarked, open hatch; L4-5 disc herniation and surgery; Unable to return to work as deckhand.
Jones Act Case
$324,000 Verdict
27 year old cook strained low back while carrying box through hatchway when ship rolled.
Third Party Longshore
$750,000 Verdict
70 year old longshoreman’s right leg was caught in eye of mooring line and crushed against bollard. Displaced fractures of tibia and fibula and de-gloving injury of the soft tissues of leg.
467 Verdict
$753
51 year old longshoreman injured when grated catwalk gave way falling 7 feet to deck below. Damage to knee required surgery.
Jones Act Case
$750,000 Settlement
Seaman injured after falling down stairs and injuring low back aboard vessel.
782.64 Verdict
$192
Third-party longshore case for a 30 year old man injured when a falling gangway smashed his hand between the gangway and the vessel, damaging two fingers.
