Boating Accidents and Injuries
Ship worker fractures knee on deck of vessel
Soon after initiation of a lawsuit bringing negligence claims under general maritime law as well as the Jones Act, SUGARMAN attorneys were able to settle the claim of a long-time marine vessel steward who suffered a severe patellar fracture requiring surgical repair followed by a total knee replacement. The steward had slipped on untreated ice on the deck of a vessel after arriving at work early in the morning.
Seaman drowned at George’s Bank during storm
Settlement reached for a seaman who was washed overboard by a large wave while fishing on George’s Bank. The Captain’s failure to properly monitor changing weather conditions provided enough for recovery under the Jones Act.