Maritime lawyer Matthew Shaffer, of Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, has filed a Jones Act claim for a client who was hurt while working as a seaman.
In 2010, the client was working as a Jones Act seaman aboard a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico when he was ordered to uncoil a cable crane bowline. He was told to do so without assistance, and as a result received serious back and other injuries, according to the claim filed. Physical pain, mental anguish and other medical issues followed from these injuries.
Further injuries were sustained by the client when, in 2012, he was working on another vessel owned by the same company and was ordered to pick up and carry a heavy shackle. Again, he was told to do so without assistance, the claim alleges, which aggravated the back injury sustained in the previous incident.
Filed under the Jones Act, these claims allege that our client was injured as a result of the defendant’s negligence in failing to give adequate assistance to perform the tasks required and the unsafe and unseaworthy conditions of the vessels in question.
The Jones Act claim seeks trial by jury, as well as maintenance and cure payments, which the defendant has not paid, as well as compensation for lost wages, expenses, pain and suffering and legal fees.
At Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, our maritime lawyers help clients who have been injured in the course of their jobs. If you were hurt while working on a vessel, schedule a free consultation today.
