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Jones Act Seaman Files Lawsuit Over Crushed Hand

Posted on May 28, 2009

A Jones Act lawsuit was filed in Galveston County District Court on May 15 by Marco Jacobo, a seaman from Nicaragua. Jacobo has filed the suit against his employers, Greece-based Harbor Shipping & Trading SA and Sunrise Shipping Agency Inc.

Jacobo alleges that his left hand was crushed by a piece of machinery on one of his employer’s vessels. He claims that the companies neglected to make sure that a water pump he was operating aboard the M/V Chios Princess on September 30, 2006 was functioning properly. Jacobo had been ordered to take water out of a tank using the pump. When he used the water pump, it malfunctioned and seriously injured his left hand.

Since the accident, Jacobo has been rendered unemployed and has not been able to make payments for the medical treatment he received. He is pursuing monetary compensation alleging that his injuries “were legally caused by the negligent acts of the defendants and the unseaworthy condition of the M/V Chios Princess.”

The original petition states that Jacobo would show that “in reasonable probability his injuries and damages will continue in the future.”