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Houston, Texas
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A. Worley, Injured Cruise ship employee

New Mexico
I hired Brian Beckcom in 2009 for the injury case I had after I was hurt as a deckhand and within 11 months Brian had settled my case. He did such a fabulous job and I recommend using his firm for your maritime injury case.

J. McKeone, Deckhand

Livingston, Texas
Brian and his staff are courteous and professional, and they work diligently to make sure the client transitions through the process as easily and comfortably as possible.

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Steve T.

Houston, Texas
I was hurt on a boat offshore. Brian and his law firm worked hard on my case. The settlement he got for me will take care of my financial needs for the rest of my life. If you are looking for someone to take your interests at heart Brian and his law firm can give you the attention your case deserves.

Tim M.

Austin, Texas
I hired Brian after I was hurt on an offshore oil platform. I would recommend Brian and his law firm to anyone who needed a good injury lawyer, and especially any offshore worker. . ..

Jackie R

Houston, Texas
There are only a small number of attorneys who could handle such a complex case as mine, and Brian was at the top of the list. His response time is unsurpassed, replying within minutes to my initial enquiry. He has an instinctive understanding of the legal issues, and consummate people skills, an essential attribute in the negotiation phase of any litigation. Thanks to Brian the case was settled favorably within a year.

Steven S.,

Wales, U.K.
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Captain Jim Vickers
I was hurt on an offshore oil rig. I was unable to work or get proper medical care from the company. I was referred to Brian by another law firm because that firm knew Brian specialized in Jones Act cases. Brian settled my case in less than 12 months. The settlement will enable me to take care of my family financially for a long time. I would highly recommend Brian and his firm to any injured worker.

Freddy N.,

Lufkin, Texas

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Maritime Injury Blog

The Houston law offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom, P.L.L.C. post blogs on maritime accidents and offshore injuries. If a maritime accident has left you injured or unable to work, contact a Jones Act lawyer from our law firm today. We represent people who have been injured at sea or offshore in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean and throughout the Gulf Coast, Port of Houston and Galveston Bay.

Jones Act

9/4/2009
Brian Beckcom
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Court to decide whether dredge worker was a “seaman”

A foreman aboard a dredge has been challenged by his employer that he is ineligible for compensation under the Jones Act.

Armando Zertuche, the plaintiff, alleges he was injured on the job; the specific injuries are not available. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, the dredge’s owner, has challenged the lawsuit, claiming that Zertuche was a dump foreman and not a seaman as defined by the Jones Act.

Zertuche counters that he in fact worked over 50 percent of the time as a deckhand.

According to the Act, in order to be considered a seaman, he or she must perform duties contributing to a vessel’s operation, navigation and mission.

The Supreme Court has traditionally ruled that a worker must serve over 30 percent of his time in duties connected to the navigation of a vessel in order to be classified as a seaman.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded the case back to a lower court.

Read the full case here.

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Maritime Injuries

8/17/2009
Brian Beckcom
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Dredge worker medivac’d after North Carolina grounding

A crew member broke his leg when his tug-dredge unit went aground in Oregon Inlet, North Carolina in mid-August.

Responders from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet were dispatched to the scene after an emergency call from the dredge Cooper River. Coast Guard members, after stabilizing the leg, evacuated the crewman by motor life boat to a nearby EMS team.

The official injury was classified as a broken femur.

Source: U.S. Coast Guard

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