Jones Act Attorney Weighs in on MS Offshore Injury “Waiting Game”

Certain misconceptions and expectations are almost universal among personal injury clients - maritime injury clients included. When you conceptualize how a lawsuit might work, it's easy to imagine the big, important moments - the first meeting with your attorney, confronting the defendant, perhaps going to court, and hearing the final verdict read. These "inflection points" of your case can be quite emotional. It's easy to fixate on them, imagine how they might play out, and rehearse them mentally.

The reality of your Mississippi offshore injury case is actually quite different. The inflection points will occur, but they will be punctuated by long, vast spans of time during which nothing much happens. During those uneventful periods, while you are waiting for the next inflection point, you may spend a lot of your time and mental resources ruminating. What might the result be? What can you do to positively affect that result? In other words, you will be spinning your wheels and spending a lot of mental energy inappropriately.

This isn't to say that you should not be concerned about your case, or that you should simply trust your maritime attorney to do what's best and never ask questions. But you could vastly improve your own productivity - and potential for a full recovery from your accident/injury - if you focus instead on taking actions that will move your life forward during those unexciting periods.

In other words, while you wait for your lawyer to prepare your case or to hear the results of a settlement offer, instead of fixating on events outside of your control you should focus on family logistics, personal and financial issues, rehabilitation, and living your life. If you want to do something productive related to your case, try educating yourself. We offer three free e-books on our website to help potential clients understand their rights and obligations. These include:

• Insider's Guide to Winning Your Maritime Injury Case
• Protecting Your Future: How to Find Out What the Company Really Thinks about Your Maritime Injury
• How to Hire the Best Maritime Attorney for Your Case

For a consultation with an experienced Jones Act lawyer, call our team now at 1-888-472-1440.