Maritime Settlements

Maritime settlements are assessed and calculated using complex legal formula based upon an employee’s fair compensation under the laws of the Jones Act. It is very important to have an attorney hired to help you calculate a fair settlement if you are injured and covered under this very specific law. Jones Act cases of all kinds require the services of an attorney trained in this specific area of law. The injury of maritime workers is a very serious business and the compensation they deserve in the event of injury is something that should be taken seriously. The employee should take every effort to ensure that the compensation they receive for their injury is fair.

Unfortunate though it may be, no employer, or very few, will willingly pay the amount of maritime settlements that they truly should. To most companies, the most important thing is the bottom line of profit for their company and very rarely will they put the comfort and rights of a former employee above their profit margin. Due to this, they very often will offer settlements that are much lower than what the victim could potentially claim against them; however, very often the injured worker has no knowledge of what they are entitled to under the Jones Act and, because of this, will accept a much smaller settlement than they could potentially get.

Maritime settlements handled by a qualified Jones Act Lawyer help ensure that you are getting the maximum amount possible from your employer. Injuries sustained at sea can unfortunately be career ending for many people, so it is important to extract the maximum settlement from an employer to help guarantee a continuing quality of life for the injured person.  Money is no replacement for health but, for those who have been injured and are unable to work, it can be very difficult to rebuild a life or even to sustain the current quality of life without steady income. That is why, if you are injured, you should not feel guilty about claiming a large settlement.

Many large companies will try and make their injured employees feel bad about the amount of the maritime settlements and will convince them to take amounts that are much lower than they are entitled to. They use all the resources they have at hand to pressure the employee into not retaining the services of a skilled lawyer and to instead just take the immediately offered settlement. This is an unfortunate mistake that many injured employees have made due to the immense amount of stress the employer can place on them through their lawyers, doctors, insurance companies and other representatives.

With all of those people working for a company to defend their maritime settlements, it is only fair that the injured worker should have someone on their side as well. Everyone working for the employer will be knowledgeable about all of the specifics of the Jones Act and will be able to use that against the injured employee. Only a qualified lawyer can tell the employee what they are actually entitled to and give them a fighting chance against the corporate giant in their employer.