Maritime Claims

Anyone who has a potential maritime claims case to make needs to retain the services of a qualified Jones Act lawyer. Because the Jones Act covers the specifics of workers who work at sea, there are different rules and regulations that govern these claims as opposed to the laws that govern regular workers compensation. A worker injured while covered by the Jones Act is often entitled to make a much larger claim than someone injured while covered by a regular worker’s compensation law.

Whenever a Maritime Claim is made against an employer, they have an entire team whose only purpose is to protect their financial and legal interests of the company. This can include doctors that they will try to have examine the injured employee, lawyers who may try to intimidate the victim with legal jargon and settlement offers, and insurance representatives. The purpose of this entire team is nothing more than to ensure that the employer is protected at all times and will have to pay as little as possible as a result of any kind of injury claim. Unfortunately, in the case of any sort of lawsuit or legal claim, corporations and companies one primary interest is always going to be the protection of their financial assets and reputation. They will unleash all of their considerable assets with the goal of achieving this in mind.  Maritime claims made by an injured employee need the backing of a qualified Jones Act attorney in order to have any chance of competing against the sort of legal firepower that a company can call to bear in these situations.

In a case where employees are injured while at sea or in the employ of any sort of vessel, ship, or boat, they are entitled to making a wide variety of maritime claims under the law. The Jones Act dictates what they are entitled to but there are loopholes and navigable passages through this law that allow for large companies to sometimes shirk their responsibilities when it comes to compensating their injured employees. The employee must protect him or herself by retaining a lawyer that is as educated in the ins and outs of the Jones Act as the attorneys of their employer. Immediately after injury, the first thing that should be done is the contacting of a Jones Act lawyer in order to protect the future of your potential claim. Immediately after the injury, the employer will be trying to do things like have the injured worker see a doctor that is on the company’s payroll when, in fact, an injured worker has the right to be examined by a doctor of their choice under the Jones act. This sort of information is the kind of thing that is often overlooked by workers who have not contacted a lawyer immediately following their injury.

Call the attorneys at the Ogletree Abbott Law Firm. We have years of experience and are very familiar with the specifications of the Jones Act. We can certainly help you clear up any uncertainties involving your case.