What Our Clients Say

"You have amazing lawyers."

Offshore Company Lawyer to client of VB Attorneys (Jones Act case)
"Thank you so much for everything."

Roberto G., Injured Deckhand, McAllen, Texas
Robert hired us to help him after he was injured working as a deckhand offshore.
I thank you very much for the very nice local counsel fee for my role in the above matter.....You did a great job for your client.
"I am satisfied with all your advices, all the hours you spent working with us and doing a wonderful and great job." Dennis & Lynette, Killeen, Texas, Tugboat Injury
I enjoyed working with you on this matter, although I think we paid (your client) way too much.

-Defense lawyer in one of Brian's maritime injury cases
I was injured on a vessel and hired Brian Beckcom. I was totally satisfied with the work they did.

Mike Miller,
Houston, Texas Barge Injury
"They really helped me out. I would highly recommend giving Vuk and Beckcom a call." -- Injured Tankerman, Tugboat Accident
Excellent job.

Kevin H., Offshore wireline technician Houston, Texas
I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful job you did and the great service…you changed my life for the better!

Injured Cruise Ship Employee
I enjoyed working with you. I thought you did a superb job for your client.

Defense Lawyer in Maritime Injury CaseHouston, Texas
When we are injured and vulnerable, we must be careful who we turn to for help. I am thankful in my time of need I had Curtis Bickers and his staff on my side.

Brandon H.
I am very grateful with Mr. Brian and his employees and also happy above all with Cindy who speaks 2 languages and help me a lot when I didn't understand something.

J. Ayala
Injured Offshore Welder
Port Arthur, Texas
I, Rosie, thank you, Mr. Curtis, for doing such a wonderful job for me, because without you, it would have never happen.

-Rosie T.
I want to thank my attorney and his secretary for the kindness I was treated with. I want to express my gratitude because they valued my rights without discriminating my race, color, or religion.

Maria G.
I never got a chance to say thank you for the wonderful job you did on my daughter's case. Thanks to your efforts her college education has been taken care of. Thank you again from both of us.

J. Perez
Houston, Texas
I was truly grateful to have Mr. Beckcom on my side and would recommend him to anyone without reservation."

A. Worley, Injured Cruise ship employee
New Mexico
Brian Beckcom 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.

Steve T.Houston, Texas
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.

Tim M.
Austin, Texas
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.

Steven S.,
Wales, U.K.
Brian, your book was a real eye-opener. If I had read your book sooner, I would have avoided a lot of costly mistakes.

Captain Jim Vickers
I was hurt on an offshore oil rig. I would highly recommend Brian and his firm to any injured worker.

Freddy N.,
Lufkin, Texas

Disclaimer

We designed this website to provide information to consumers, injured people, and their families. Our goal is to level the playing field between consumers and insurance companies and expose the tricks, traps, and techniques they use to cheat injured people out of their legal rights. We also let consumers know about legal news, including verdicts and settlements and other interesting legal information.

But please understand that nothing on this website is meant to provide legal information about your specific case, create an attorney-client relationship, or imply that the results of your legal case will be the same as some other case.

Will I be "black balled" if I file a claim for the Transocean rig explosion?

We get this question a lot from workers who are injured offshore, and we have answered this question for many of the Transocean rig explosion survivors. Yours is a valid concern. You are worried that the company, or even the entire offshore industry, will black ball you if you file an injury claim. If this happens, you are worried that you will never be able to work offshore again, and this is problematic because offshore work is the only way for you to make the kind of money you were making before your injury.

Generally, if you file a legitimate injury claim, you will not be black balled by the company, nor by the offshore industry. The companies know that this is dangerous work and that their maritime employees will suffer injuries from time to time.

We are able to settle the majority of the offshore injury cases we handle, and typically this is a friendly resolution between our client, the maritime worker, and the company. We have handled hundreds of maritime injury cases, and we know all of the offshore companies and all of their lawyers. We very rarely see any of our clients get black balled after their lawsuit is resolved.

On the other hand, if you have a long history of filing numerous injury claims based on offshore injuries, then the chances that you will be black balled are increased.

So, the bottom line is this: if you have a legitimate injury claim, you should not worry about being black balled for hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit.

This is particularly true for victims of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. It would be quite shocking if a company tried to black ball an oil rig worker, or a worker's family, for hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit after a disaster as bad as this one. Certainly, nobody could legitimately claim any such lawsuit to be frivolous or harassing. We fully anticipate that after the pending and future lawsuits against the companies based on the Transocean explosion are resolved, the offshore oil rig workers who are able to continue doing offshore work will do just that, with no threat of any black balling.

If you have more questions about the "black ball" issue, please call us Toll Free at (877) 724-7800. Also, this issue is addressed in our recently released publication: Answers To The Most Common Questions About The Transocean Rig Explosion.

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