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Admiralty and
Maritime Claims
If you were injured while working on the water, you need an attorney who
has handled maritime and “Jones Act” claims. He needs to understand
the difference between a jack-up and a semi-submersible drilling rig. Injuries
which occur on the water are treated VERY differently than land based claims.
You may have potential claims against numerous parties and typically the
“family lawyer” with whom you have been friendly for years will
not be experienced with maritime claims. While your family lawyer may be
a wonderful person, he may not be the best person to trust your future to
when it comes to handling complex maritime claims. Our office has successfully
prosecuted in both state and federal courts (Louisiana and Texas), through
trial or settlement, claims against all major drilling companies including
R & B Falcon, Diamond Offshore, Pride, TransOcean, and Cliff’s
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Out of State Practice
Our firm has been directly involved in the
litigation of many of these claims in both Louisiana and Texas.
We are admitted to practice on a case by case basis. Additionally,
we usually work with a firm from New Orleans that has tried hundreds
of these cases whose verdicts and settlements include a $7.15 million
settlement for a brain stem injury offshore, a $1.9 million settlement
for a nerve injury offshore, and recent verdicts of $1.4 million
and $1.0 million for injured Jones Act Seamen. In such cases, you
are getting two experienced law firms for the price of one. You
have someone close to home you can count on to answer your questions
and you have someone near the Court where your case will be tried.
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