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• Learn About The Jones Act
  • Plaquemines Parish mariners: Navigating gangway injuries is complex business but can result in large compensation
  • Houston Chronicle runs article praising the value of the Jones Act
  • Dock winch was not considered as a vessel appurtenance for Jones Act lawsuit
  • The Jones Act doesn’t always cover every Texas offshore worker
  • Another case where the company may be held liable for an injury caused by a crewmember
  • Mississippi mariners: if your bunk is missing guard rails, your vessel is unseaworthy
  • Tupelo Ms. mariners: even if another crew member caused your injury, the company may be negligent
  • We can help Mississippi offshore workers obtain a punitive damages award
  • We can assist Pascagoula families who have a loved one injured in an offshore accident
  • Offshore workers are benefiting from more favorable compensation remedies
  • Maritime law firms represent more than just blue water clients
  • Eckstein Marine strikes out in attempt to violate statute of limitations
  • Baton Rouge seafarers—Here are the burden of proof and elements for your unseaworthiness case
  • Pinellas County seafarers—Here are the burden of proof and elements for your injury claim
  • Lafayette La. offshore workers—Know the Collateral Source Rule
  • Pascagoula seamen benefit from doctrine of comparative negligence
  • Best Jones Act Attorney for You Can Determine Your Rights for Damages
  • When Does a Crew Member Need a Maritime Lawyer?
  • Pensacola seamen need to be amateur investigators on the vessel
  • Seaman files Jones Act case after crane fall on vessel in Saipan
  • Does the Jones Act apply only to American mariners?
  • Do voluntary LHWCA compensation payments prevent a Jones Act lawsuit?
  • What is "loss of found"?
  • Another personnel basket Jones Act lawsuit filed
  • Captain claims serious injuries while being a good Samaritan
  • Offshore worker files Jones Act suit after personnel basket accident
  • National security think tank article supports importance of Jones Act
  • Don’t always believe the headlines of Jones Act lawsuits
  • With no Jones Act, military cargoes would be transported on foreign ships
  • The “Zone of Danger” affects a seaman’s emotional distress legal case
  • Vessels must enforce “lockout—tagout” compliance system
  • Mississippi seaman files Jones Act lawsuit after suffering impact wrench injury
  • Alaska fisherman suffers serious facial injuries when line parts
  • Seaman prevails in appeal of his Texas Jones Act victory
  • Employer may be held responsible for vessel injury caused by a co-worker
  • Mariners: excessive needle gun use can cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Court rebuffs defendants’ challenge of wage loss calculation in Jones Act case
  • Jones Act Attorney Weighs in on MS Offshore Injury “Waiting Game”
  • U.S Supreme Court knocks down CSX’s assault on the Jones Act
  • Vessel worker employed by shore based company awarded Jones Act rights
  • Louisiana Seaman Files Jones Act Lawsuit
  • E. Texas construction company hit with Jones Act lawsuit
  • Mississippi vessel medic claims disabling injuries in Texas accident
  • Company in Mississippi medic’s Jones Act case is a frequent defendant
  • Uptick in Jones Act cases from Mississippi and Alabama
  • Offshore welder sues law firm that first contacted him in the hospital
  • Court Denies Hercules Offshore's Appeal of Injured Employee's Lawsuit
  • KBR challenges dead mariner’s benzene exposure, loses appeal
  • Employer fights to deny Jones Act claim
  • Galveston County Seamen Filed Jones Act Lawsuit
  • Vessel Slip and Fall Accidents May Be More Common Than You Think
  • Jones Act lawsuit filed after pallet falls on seaman
  • Four Gulf of Mexico mariners file slip and fall claims
  • Shipping companies trying to buyout seamen’s Jones Act rights
  • OSG Attempts to get Seaman to Release “Jones Act” Rights
  • Lawsuit Against Wood Group & Chevron
  • Federal court stops company’s Jones Act assault
  • Even at fault mariners can be compensated
  • When Jones Act justice turns to greed
  • Far East seaman loses leg then loses Jones Act claim
  • Port worker files claim after wet paint slip and fall
  • Washington State Ferries not liable for selling a violent drunk a ticket
  • Louisiana man files Jones Act claim for unseaworthiness
  • LNG Mariners need to be aware of terrorism risk
  • Art Catering Settles Injury Case Brought By Injured Employee
  • Jones Act Lawsuit Filed Against Diamond Offshore
  • Seaman Sues Towing Companies Over Unseaworthy Vessel
  • Jones Act lawsuits filed in mystery Gulf sinking
  • Maersk Alabama crew members file lawsuit
  • Have You Been Injured in a Tanker Accident?
  • What You Should Know if your are Injured in a Barge Accident
  • A Knee Injury may be Covered Under the Jones Act
  • Jones Act May Provide Compensation for an Arm Injury
  • Vessel Explosions Can Lead to Devastating Maritime Injuries
  • Settlement reached in offshore mariner's $5 million Jones Act suit
  • Will your maritime helicopter crash lawyer handle your case personally?
  • Mariner files Jones Act suit for unsafe workplace
  • Mariner seeking 480K in injury case gets $2,420 instead
  • Seaman injury lawsuit dropped due to improper venue
  • Misconduct by Crew Can Lead to Injuries
  • Certain U.S. fishing vessels paying foreign crew 70 cents an hour?
  • Vessel owner not held liable for longshoreman's injuries
  • Cancelled changes to offshore industry a blow to Jones Act supporters
  • Proposed Jones Act changes being scrapped
  • Fishing vessel seaman loses appeal for arm injury claim
  • Proposed Jones Act changes worries offshore industry
  • Court to decide whether dredge worker was a “seaman”
  • Mariners should weigh the risks of anthrax shots
  • Mariner claims she was fired for being a whistleblower; lawsuit allowed to proceed
  • Injured mariners may find Jones Act justice even with pre-existing conditions
  • Jones Act lawsuit dismissed because accident did not occur on a "vessel"
  • When is a Worker Considered to be a Jones Act Seaman?
  • Is a Maintenance Worker Protected Under the Jones Act?
  • Maintenance and Cure – Compensation for Injured Seamen
  • King Fisher Marine dredge worker killed in Houston Ship Channel
  • Slip and Fall Accidents Offshore
  • The Jones Act and Maritime Injuries explained
  • Offshore injury case against Nabors Offshore and Aramark leads to substantial settlement
  • Jones Act Seaman Files Suit Claiming Exploding Hose Caused Burn Injuries
  • Seaman Settles Jones Act Case
  • Kirby Inland Marine Lawsuit Filed by Injured Tankerman
  • SEAMEN'S ALERT - Important Warning for Injured Offshore Workers and Seamen
  • Resolve Marine Hit With Jones Act Lawsuit After Boat Crashes Into Jetty
  • Preventing offshore slip and fall injuries by using non-slip coatings on walking and working surfaces
  • Jones Act Lawsuit Against Kirby Inland Marine and Capital Inland Marine
  • We are pleased to announce the coming publication of The Complete Guide to Jones Act & Maritime Injury Claims
  • Injured worker sues D&S Marine Services under the Jones Act
  • Jones Act injury case against Waterman Steamship
  • Injured offshore? Read the latest article by the attorney who "wrote the book" on Jones Act and maritime injury cases
  • Blake Offshore pays substantial settlement to injured offshore worker weeks before trial

• Offshore Oil Rig Accident
  • W&T Offshore Lawsuit | Attorneys File Lawsuit For Injured Oil Rig Worker
  • Helicopter Ditches in the North Sea Carrying 16 Offshore Rig Workers
  • Did The Oil And Gas Industry Learn Their Lesson?
  • BSEE Director Addresses Committee About Offshore Safety in Houston
  • Update to the latest lawsuit against Ensco
  • Survivors of Trinity II Liftboat tell their harrowing story
  • Seamen’s drilling mud asbestos suit filed in Louisiana
  • Is There Hope for Reducing Oil Rig Worker Deaths?
  • Hazardous Substances and the Offshore Oil Industry Worker
  • Hercules Offshore uses near human tragedy for business PR
  • Ensco named in 50 court cases since 2006
  • Hercules Offshore named as defendant 59 times last four years
  • Ensco hit with Jones Act unseaworthiness lawsuit
  • Diamond Offshore worker unable to support family gets justice in court
  • Former Diamond Offshore employee posts on “scapegoating, cover-ups, whistleblowing and manslaughter”
  • Mississippi seaman awarded $4.9 million in negligence case
  • The Effects of Benzene on Gulf Offshore Workers
  • 39 People Missing From Russian Oil Rig Accident
  • 5 workers plunge 80 feet into the Gulf, file Jones Act lawsuit
  • Lawsuit filed for fatal crane accident at the LOOP in the Gulf
  • New Safety Measures In Offshore Drilling
  • Mississippi offshore worker blames lack of railings for serious injuries
  • Mississippi seaman files suit for knee injury
  • Despite New Guidelines, Offshore Drilling is Still Unsafe.
  • Seaman claims injury after basket transfer operation done in high winds
  • Oilfield workers rescued in Gulf of Mexico file lawsuits
  • Offshore worker files $1.2 million suit after face smashed by drilling wrench
  • Offshore defendants face multiple accusations in safety harness malfunction
  • Oil rig worker files suit after falling through deck grating in Gulf of Mexico
  • 2nd Louisiana worker’s death confirmed in obituary of co-worker
  • Did Trinity Liftboats think their disabled vessel was like the Titanic?
  • Trinity Liftboat crew had no communication equipment while adrift for days
  • 1 La. oil worker dead, 1 still missing in Gulf after Tropical Storm Nate
  • RIP offshore worker Craig Joseph Myers
  • Lawsuit filed for lack of non-skid on offshore platform deck
  • Louisiana woman sues Texas company for toxic release from well blowout
  • Another offshore crane accident in the news
  • Gulf platform worker files $1.35 million suit due to stress from fire
  • Crane accident that killed Texas worker one of many risks on offshore platforms
  • Gulf platform fatality reminds us of the dangers offshore workers face
  • Offshore worker sues after serious burns in “dead” well explosion
  • Seaman files million dollar lawsuit after falling from stairwell
  • Pair of offshore injury lawsuits filed involving injuries from stairwell falls
  • Rig worker files suit after head injuries from improper welding
  • Defense claims illiterate Mississippi offshore worker didn’t deserve equal protection
  • Mississippi offshore worker’s record verdict illustrates drilling mud asbestos risk
  • BHP Billiton Receives Second Deepwater Drilling Permit
  • Maritime Lawyer Explains BOEMRE's Investigation of BP Atlantis Platform
  • Jones Act Attorney Discusses the Continuation of Deepwater Drilling
  • Rig worker killed in Louisiana bayou accident
  • What are the facts and issue behind Pacific Operations v Valladolid?
  • Outer Continental Shelf injury case going to Supreme Court
  • Three Maritime Workers Injured in Inactive Oil Rig Fire
  • Up to 3 persons injured in Louisiana rig blaze
  • Website looks at some of the deadliest rig accidents in history
  • We represented a worker against Global Offshore for an unseaworthy vessel
  • Florida seafarer sued Hercules Offshore, Taylors Int’l Svcs for knee injury
  • Federal case raised possibility of malfunctioning equipment in Hercules’ injury claim
  • Hercules Offshore admitted it “cut and pasted” its safety program
  • Amidst injury claims, Hercules Offshore proud of its safety management system
  • Roughneck filed back injury claim against Hercules Offshore
  • Knee mangled by cable snap on a jackup rig, Hercules Offshore sued
  • Hercules Offshore listed in $160,000 penalty for failed alarm inspection in ‘06
  • Hercules Offshore named in new mariner injury case
  • Near miss as crane boom broke free on Hercules Rig 251
  • Gov’t report cites equipment failure in Hercules drilling project that injured 2
  • Government encourages reporting of offshore companies’ unethical behavior
  • “Human error” frequently blamed for injuries in Hercules Offshore projects
  • Hercules Liftboat named as defendant in jack-up rig accident
  • “Human error” blamed in ’07 foot injury on Hercules Offshore contracted job
  • $14 million settlement for injured seaman in Hercules suit
  • Hurt in an Oil Rig Accident? Find Out Who Pays For Your Medical Care
  • Incidents on Hercules Offshore rigs reflects the dangers of the drilling industry
  • Jones Act case filed against Hercules Offshore
  • Injured working for Hercules Offshore? Talk to us.
  • Hercules Offshore “Kelly” incident one of the many cases against it since ‘08
  • Louisiana man files injury claim against Hercules Offshore
  • Over a Hundred Gulf of Mexico Fires & Explosions Occurred Last Year Alone
  • New Rules Unveiled by US Government to Prevent BP-Type Oil Spill
  • Is Offshore Drilling Safe? Many Are Asking This Question
  • Mariner Energy Platform Explosion Under Investigation
  • Mariner Energy Platform Fire - Is There a Trend of Offshore Accidents?
  • Mariner Energy Oil Rig Explosion Creates a Tidal Wave of Concern
  • Mariner Energy is No Stranger to Oil Rig Accidents
  • Offshore workers: make sure your injury is properly reported
  • Energy Partners will call your crushed leg a “first aid” problem
  • Numbers don’t lie: Gulf offshore safety record is deplorable
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom Debates CNN on Oil Rig Safety
  • CNN oil “expert” Ali Velshi: “Rigs are some of the safest places to be”
  • Injured Offshore Rig Workers May Qualify for Compensation Under the OCSLA
  • Oil RIg Workers Have Worst Jobs in America, According to Study
  • Worker Dies in Fire on Apache Offshore Platform
  • Offshore Oil Rig Workers Protected by the Jones Act
  • Offshore Oil Rig Workers are Usually Considered Jones Act Seamen
  • Time did not run out on drilling rig worker’s claim for lung damage
  • 39 crew evacuated after Gulf platform explosion
  • Drilling Rig Workers at Risk of Harmful Benzene Exposure
  • Helicopter accident in Gulf of Mexico kills 3 oil rig workers

• Diver Accident Lawyer
  • Update to the latest lawsuit against Cal Dive International
  • Famous Hawaii Photographer Partially Paralyzed After Diving Accident
  • An offshore attorney can handle diving cases, too
  • Police Officer Killed In Diving Accident Due To Failed Equipment
  • Crewmember files lawsuit for disabling decompression illness from commercial dive
  • Two Divers Hospitalized With Scuba Diving Injuries
  • Oceaneering International hit with shoulder injury lawsuit
  • One of the biggest risks of commercial diving
  • Cal Dive International named in decompression illness lawsuit
  • Injured seaman files legal action against Cal Dive
  • Cal Dive named as a defendant in 40 cases the past 7 years
  • Tour boat abandons two divers off Florida
  • Gulf of Mexico diver sues employer for severe arm injury
  • Pleasure craft accidents frequently fall under maritime law
  • Diver dies mysteriously in Alaskan waters
  • Abandoned diver wins big negligence case against dive company
  • Scuba diver abandoned off California mandates changes to industry standards
  • Who Will Pay For My Medical Expenses If I Am Injured As A Diver?
  • Differential Pressure Hazards Can Be Deadly for an Occupational Diver
  • A Diving Accident Can Change Your Life
  • Do You Really Know Your Diving Crew?
  • Three Ways You Can Prevent a Commercial Diving Accident
  • Find Out What May Have Caused Your Diving Accident
  • Hawaiian diver suffers hearing loss; loses lawsuit
  • Legal rules different for commercial and free divers
  • Recent diving deaths highlight danger to commercial divers from equipment failure
  • Commercial Divers Be Aware of Risks of Hypothermia
  • Diving Companies Can Be Held Responsible for a Diver’s Injuries
  • Gas Embolism Symptoms, Treatment & Compensation
  • Symptoms of Decompression Sickness Caused by Diving Accident
  • Commercial diver settles injury case against employer and lift boat company
  • Commercial diver settles injury case against dive company and lift boat company

• Maritime Back and Neck Injuries
  • Omega Protein sued again
  • Deckhand sues employer for not disclosing results of physical exam
  • Slippery vessel deck can lead to serious back and neck injuries
  • ADM subsidiary blamed for seaman’s back injury—2nd maritime case against this month
  • Alabama seaman files Jones Act case against employer for back injury
  • The importance of giving your employer a full medical history for Southaven, Ms. offshore workers
  • Louisiana mariners should seek a second opinion after a back injury
  • Mobile Maritime Injury Lawyer Lists Facts About Shoulder Injuries
  • Jackson Maritime Injury Lawyer: Symptoms and Treatment of Paralysis
  • Montgomery Maritime Attorney: Understand the Signs of Low Back Injury
  • Gulfport Maritime Injury Lawyer Outlines Symptoms of Neck Strains
  • A seaman’s neck injury treatment options
  • What Ocean Springs Ms. seamen should know about neck injuries
  • Gulf Coast seaman files neck injury lawsuit
  • Seaman files lawsuit against Global Industries Offshore
  • Offshore company tries to get out of Jones Act lawsuit
  • Tennessee marine company has history of fatalities and injuries
  • Seafarer sues for injuries suffered after falling off a ladder
  • Seaman files Jones Act lawsuit against Transocean
  • Seaman injured while pulling cable
  • Tankerman sues after suffering injury on icy deck
  • Company accused of depriving injured seaman of maintenance and cure
  • Seaman files Jones Act suit after towing strap snaps
  • Fishing vessel crewman sues for back injuries
  • Injured bosun on Ready Reserve ship victorious again in federal appeal
  • Mississippi seaman files suit for head and neck injuries
  • Tug worker files $2 million unseaworthiness lawsuit
  • Arrest made 8 years after deadly Texas boating accident
  • Mariner files $5 million suit for improper lighting after slip and fall
  • Tow captain rescued after vessel capsizes
  • Tankerman files suit after falling into the bilge
  • A look at the Hercules Offshore corporate structure
  • What are a seaman’s legal rights after a back or neck injury?
  • Will insurance companies actually film me after I’ve been hurt?
  • Slipped Disc from a Maritime Accident? Know What You're In For
  • Do not give the insurance company a recorded statement for your back case
  • The phases of a Jones Act back case
  • Health and Wellness Video Series for back and neck injuries
  • What are your legal rights after an offshore back injury?
  • Recommended treatment for neck injuries
  • You get to decide what doctor you’ll see when you hurt your back offshore
  • Keeping records after your back injury will help us to help you
  • Testing procedures for offshore back and neck injuries
  • Some MDs are reluctant to take an MRI of your back injury. Insist on one.
  • Don’t wait until the pain is severe to have your back injury examined
  • Back injuries can mean no more offshore work
  • Neck injuries are common offshore
  • A list of helpful back and neck injury resources
  • Offshore worker gets $2.8 million dollar settlement for back injury
  • Back misdiagnosis is not uncommon
  • One of the leading examples of back injury misdiagnosis
  • What determines the value of a back case?
  • Back and neck injuries are wild cards in company continuation plans
  • Back and neck injuries are wild cards in the OSG Salary Continuation Plan
  • The Jones Act protects you after a spine or back injury at sea
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome & the Jones Act
  • Have You Suffered a Herniated Disc While Working Offshore?
  • Helicopter crashes into Gulf; two hospitalized with severe back injuries
  • Court upholds mariner's right for payment in neck injury
  • Company denies responsibility for back claim because injury occurred off the vessel
  • Offshore company liable for aggravating employee’s back condition
  • Jones Act Protection for Back Injury Caused by a Maritime Accident
  • Coping with a Spinal Cord Injury from a Maritime Accident
  • Deckhand obtains settlement of back injury case
  • Injured offshore worker obtains settlement for back injury case
  • Offshore Neck Injury
  • Offshore Workers and Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Injured Worker Sues Horizon Offshore After Serious Back Injury
  • Injured Worker Sues Horizon Offshore Following Back Injury
  • Back and neck injuries at sea, on vessels, or on offshore oil rigs
  • Offshore back and neck injuries at sea, on vessels, or on offshore oil rigs

• Hiring A Lawyer
  • Defendants are liable on many levels in a Mississippi airboat accident
  • The company faces many accusations in a Jefferson Parish offshore lawsuit
  • Have you been injured as an employee of Atwood Oceanics?
  • Were you injured working for Bisso Marine?
  • Another asbestos illness case with numerous defendents filed in Jefferson County, TX
  • V&B is ready to help Alabama victims of recreational boating accidents
  • Ship pilots have legal recourse if hurt during a transfer
  • Jackson Miss. mariners may receive compensation even if you are at fault
  • Oceaneering International named as a defendant twice in 8 days
  • Louisiana deckhands: what the Italian cruise ship lawsuits teach you about selecting the right Jones Act lawyer
  • Attention Birmingham AL seamen: we can help you get compensation for your injuries
  • Injured working on a Diamond Offshore platform? We can help.
  • TWIC Attorney Offers Advice on Getting a TWIC Card
  • Mississippi offshore workers: we’ve represented clients against Diamond Offshore
  • Accident Attention Deficit: When Only a Maritime Injury Lawyer Cares
  • Guidance to Help You Find an Alabama Maritime Attorney
  • We can help Mississippi offshore electrocution victims
  • Injured Mississippi seamen may want to consider a Houston Jones Act law firm
  • We can help Alabama workers injured on jack-up rigs
  • Why Houston Jones Act attorneys can help Alabama seafarers
  • Seek an experienced offshore law firm to level the playing field in your Jones Act case
  • Improper venue, expired statute of limitations sink winch injury Jones claim
  • Aussie chooses American law firm in claim against drilling company
  • Jones Act justice denied when filing under the wrong law
  • Don’t take any sort of settlement after your maritime accident before consulting with a maritime accident injury lawyer
  • Can I negotiate an offshore injury case myself without hiring an attorney?

• Offshore Injury Resources
  • Injured in a boat fire? Call a Texas offshore law firm
  • An Alabama Jones Act lawyer can help injured Central Gulf Lines workers
  • Injured in an airboat? Call a Florida maritime law firm
  • Back injury? You need a Dothan Jones Act attorney for fair compensation
  • Maritime asbestos lawsuits typically have a high number of defendants
  • Are you a Mississippi offshore worker suffering from benzene illness?
  • Are you an Alabama mariner suffering from the effects of benzene exposure?
  • Texas seamen should be aware of the law before being ordered into a lifeboat
  • Offshore knee injuries can result in multi-million dollar lawsuits
  • Greenville, Ms. seamen: even at fault, you can be compensated for your injuries
  • A Jones Act law firm can help Mobile seamen receive compensation for PTSD
  • Alabama mariners: Seek qualified legal guidance for your offshore back and neck injuries
  • Polar Tankers workers: Don’t get pressured into not reporting an injury
  • Apache Corporation listed as defendant 36 times since 2004
  • Maritime company safety bonus awards taking priority over worker’s health
  • Maritime Toxic Substance Exposure Often Ends in Toxic Tort Lawsuits
  • Coping With a Baton Rouge Offshore Traumatic Brain Injury
  • What Are Damages in a Maritime Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
  • Alabama offshore workers exposed to asbestos—a new lawsuit to be aware of
  • Federal appeals court reviews seaman’s lawsuit against Omega Protein
  • Birmingham Maritime Lawyer: Is Costa Concordia Captain a Scape Goat?
  • 45% of Harrison County Miss seafarers doze off on watch, study says
  • Lake Charles offshore workers may be compensated even if at fault
  • Aries Marine named as a defendant a dozen times since 2004
  • Best Safety Tips for Avoiding a Mobile Crane Accident Injury
  • Offshore Lawyer Outlines Victim Rights Following Crane Accidents
  • Transparency: Working With an Alabama Maritime Attorney
  • Texas Asbestos Exposure and Maritime Lawsuits
  • Natchez mariners should bring a scientific approach to workplace hazards
  • Injured in an Alabama Offshore Accident? You Deserve Compensation
  • Boaters Must Take Safety Precautions When At Sea
  • Benzene tests put too much safety burden on seafarers
  • A vessel slip and fall is not quite the same as a parking lot slip and fall
  • Fishermen have the most dangerous job in the U.S.
  • Picking Up the Pieces after Being Injured on a Cruise Ship. Part 2: Reasoning and Action
  • Reducing Uncertainty to Win: A Timely Resource from an Experienced Scuba Diving Accident Attorney
  • Dealing with the “Irony Problem”: A Primer for Cruise Ship Accident Victims
  • Deeper Reason #3 to Choose a Competent Maritime Injury Lawyer: Reduce Your Future Risk of Accident or Injury
  • “Deeper” Reason #2 to Choose a Quality Maritime Injury Lawyer: Long-Term Satisfaction
  • Re-planning Your Vacation after a Nasty Cruise Ship Accident
  • Journaling after a Boat Accident in Florida: A Fantastic Way to Isolate and Resolve Gnawing Problems
  • Strategies for Coping with Mississippi Maritime Injury: Going From Recovering to Thriving
  • What is Mermaid Marine Australia's liability for the Trinity II tragedy?
  • Positioning Yourself for Slow and Steady Success After a Boat Accident in Florida
  • After-effects of a Maritime Accident in Alabama: Is ThisNew Symptom Real, or Is It Hypochondria?
  • For Injured Alabama Offshore Workers with Kids: A Structured Way to Think about Your Options
  • How Injured Alabama Offshore Workers Can Adjust to Shore Life with Ease
  • Are You a Merchant Mariner Who Suffered a Mississippi Maritime Injury? Beyond a Document of Continuity, What Else Might You Need?
  • Evacuation from Tropical Storm Nate: Offshore Workers Missing
  • Been in a Newsworthy Florida Boat Accident? How to Deal With the Media Attention
  • Been in a Newsworthy Boat Accident in Florida?
  • Getting Help After a Boat Accident in Florida: Not Optional, But Mandatory
  • After a Maritime Accident in Alabama: Resourceful and Destructive Ways to Handle the Mental Pain
  • A Mississippi Maritime Injury That Just Won’t Heal
  • How Injured Alabama Offshore Workers Can Deal with Chronic Pain
  • Offshore worker claims serious injuries after falling 40 feet
  • Has a boat accident in FL sunk you? Rise above the pain and confusion.
  • After a Boat Accident in Florida: How to Fight Hardest for Your Rights
  • Maritime Lawyer Weighs in on the AL Offshore Injury Waiting Game
  • Emotional Truths about Mississippi Offshore Injuries
  • No excuse for shipping companies to risk workers’ lives in lifeboat maintenance
  • Picture of Volendam lifeboat accident
  • A Look at the Numbers for 2009 Florida Boating Accidents
  • Tips to Avoid a Florida Boat Accident
  • Shocking lifeboat accident photos
  • Florida Watercraft Accident Leaves Singer Sean Kingston Injured
  • Corrosive materials: Another lifeboat danger
  • Not all lifeboat accidents are reported
  • Beware of the releasing wire in lifeboats
  • Attention seamen: know the law before they tell you to board a lifeboat
  • There are 72 different lifeboat releasing systems
  • Common Causes of Boat Accidents
  • Confusing instructions lead to lifeboat operating error
  • Injury by chain fall latest incident in small boat lowering accidents
  • Vessel transfer by chain fall leads to crew injury lawsuit
  • Mariner files suit after cable snap breaks leg
  • Lifeboats more dangerous than Somali pirates?
  • Alaska Fishing Boat Accident Claims the Lives of Five Clam Diggers
  • Mississippi Boating Accident Involving a Cargo Ship and Fishing Boat Leaves Three Missing
  • James River Boating Accident Claims the Life of One, Leaves One Missing
  • Lafayette Workboat Rentals named as defendant twice in one week
  • Mariner injured in Man Overboard Drill sues BP
  • Transocean sued by seaman hit in head by scaffolding
  • 2 killed, 8 injured on sailboat in San Diego Bay
  • Common Causes of Mississippi Boating Accidents
  • Alabama Boat Accidents
  • What to Do If You Are Involved in an Alabama Boating Accident
  • Mississippi offshore workers: were you exposed to drilling mud asbestos?
  • What you must do if involved in an Alabama boat accident
  • The Effects of Boating Under the Influence
  • Quick Boating Safety Tips
  • Was injured mariner prevented from getting medical treatment?
  • Injured mariner sues when horns don’t sound
  • Offshore worker sues after bedroom lockers fall on top of her
  • Suspect in Fla boating death surrenders
  • Swimmer’s foot severed in Florida boat accident
  • Seaman sues for tripping over fuel lines
  • It’s important to be proactive—not paranoid—in gathering evidence on the vessel
  • Beware of Pirates: Pirate Kidnapping at All Time High
  • Francis State Beach Fishing Boat Accident Sends 3 Into the Water
  • Over three-quarters of small vessel sailors injured in previous year
  • Louisiana Seaman Files Lawsuit Over Lack of Proper Supervision
  • Fishing Boat Accident Claims the Life of Young Father
  • Maritime Injury - The number one mistake you can make
  • 16 crewmembers hospitalized from gas leak on Lake Ontario
  • Beware the sea lawyer
  • Offshore workers need to be amateur investigators on the job
  • Legislative Committees Discuss Maritime Workplace Safety
  • You can help fight to protect injured Texas workers
  • The Entergy decision in a nutshell
  • Beware of TLR: Texans for Lawsuit Reform
  • Does a Ship Remain On-Hire When Held by Pirates?
  • Settlement of Lawsuit Against Transocean on Behalf of Injured Worker
  • Seaman claims company’s lie responsible for his serious injuries
  • Great Lakes seafarer electrocuted, second nearly killed
  • Seafarer or Non-Seafarer - Article by Brian Beckcom
  • New Book Recalls Ill-Fated Fishing Trip That Clamed the Lives of 2 NFL Stars
  • Injury At Sea And How To Protect Yourself
  • Coast Guard boat operator fooled by Christmas lights in tour boat collision?
  • Jones Act Injury Lawsuit Against Hercules Offshore
  • Maritime Injury Case Filed Against Frontier Drilling
  • Read Admiralty Article by Maritime Lawyer Brian Beckcom
  • Tanker accident causes oil spill, endangers workers & wildlife
  • Port Arthur shipwreck: Board Certified Texas maritime lawyer reports on potential liability
  • Another reason to fight maritime piracy: terrorism
  • Ships backed up as Texas waterway remains closed from oil spill
  • Death of offshore worker on diving support vessel blamed on safety violations
  • Crews scramble to protect wildlife from Port Arthur oil spill
  • Maersk Alabama suspect charged in two other piracy incidents
  • Jones Act Attorney writes article about hiring the best attorney for your case
  • End of the line for MarAd’s Victory Ships brings to mind asbestos risks
  • Is your Jones Act lawyer BOARD CERTIFIED?
  • Could maritime employer budget cuts put YOUR life at risk?
  • Pirates make big return to Gulf of Aden
  • Was ship captain partially to blame for offshore pirate attack?
  • Greek freighter "Aegean Wind" catches on fire on way to Houston, Texas, nine dead
  • V&B lawyers hired to handle longshore accident case against Grifco Transportation
  • Did Maersk Alabama captains value fuel cost over value of human life?
  • Somali pirates strike supertanker bound for U.S.
  • Five key steps to take if you are injured at sea
  • Are vessel owners doing enough to protect employees from pirate attacks?
  • Somali pirates attack Maersk Alabama a second time
  • Master, overloading cited in death of four crewmembers in North Atlantic
  • Barges collide near St. Louis
  • Coast Guard suspends search for missing barge worker in Chesapeake Bay
  • Speed and human error cited in LA barge crash
  • Crewmember missing and three rescued in Mobile Bay
  • Cause of Gulf helicopter crash unknown
  • Two medevaced from Gulf helicopter crash
  • Pirate attacks surge, putting maritime workers in danger
  • Man dies in boat capsizing near Hampton Roads, VA
  • Montana State Senator charged in boat accident that injured U.S. Congressman
  • Handling fewer maritime helicopter accidents gives more attention to client
  • How do I know if my lawyer is capable of handling my maritime helicopter crash case?
  • Corrected - Two ships collide in Gulf of Mexico
  • How do I handle the expenses from my offshore helicopter crash lawsuit?
  • What do I look for in a offshore helicopter accident lawyer?
  • Do not sign anything without consulting a lawyer after an offshore helicopter crash
  • Shipyard Workers At Risk From Abrasive Blasting
  • Fisherman's body recovered off Mexican west coast
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 1
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 2
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 3
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 4
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 5
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 6
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 7
  • Disorganized maritime industry putting lives and assets at risk
  • There Are Laws that Govern Shipyard Accidents
  • Three crewmembers rescued near NYC
  • Mariners should demand piracy compensation, says rights group
  • Steps to take after an offshore or maritime helicopter accident
  • What will an insurance company offer as settlement after a maritime or offshore helicopter crash?
  • Helicopter companies are also held to strict regulations in order to prevent maritime or offshore helicopter crashes
  • Offshore helicopter crashes are often caused by companies deciding to fly in poor weather conditions
  • Inexperienced pilots and mechanical errors contribute to offshore or maritime helicopter crashes
  • Maritime workers and offshore accidents = physical and mental injuries
  • Crane collapse capsizes vessel
  • Crew member electrocution prompts Coast Guard alert
  • Collision severely injures fisherman after being thrown from bunk
  • Dredge worker medivac’d after North Carolina grounding
  • Seaman injured in a maritime accident may collect for punitive damages
  • U.S. considering arming commercial ships
  • Shipping companies putting crew members at high risk against piracy, Part 3
  • Shipping companies putting crew members at high risk against piracy, Part 2
  • Shipping companies putting crew members at high risk against piracy, Part 1
  • Texas workers concerned over lack of safety procedures at job sites
  • U.S. Supreme Court upholds injured maritime worker’s rights to punitive damages
  • Be honest with your attorney – disclosing everything could save your maritime accident injury case
  • Be honest about the extent of your injuries after a maritime injury accident
  • Make sure to document everything after a maritime accident injury
  • Benzene exposure case leads to $3.2 million dollar verdict for cancer-stricken barge worker
  • Offshore crane accident results in $4.5 million dollar jury decision
  • Steps in winning a maritime injury case
  • Offshore cook's estate gets $5,000,000.00 settlement
  • You have legal rights if you are fired for reporting a safety violation at work
  • Crewmember assault leads to Jones Act lawsuit
  • Jones Act Lawsuit Against Megafleet Towing Company
  • Attorney Brian Beckcom interviewed on Houston's Channel 39 KIAH-TV about the Jones Act
  • Who Is Responsible For Fatal Boating Accident?
  • Read Mr. Beckcom's latest article on giving recorded statements after an on-the-job accident
  • An Offshore Fall Can Result in Traumatic Brain Injury
  • King Fisher Marine dredge worker killed in Houston Ship Channel
  • Mr. Beckcom publishes new article on hiring a lawyer for your maritime injury or Jones Act case
  • Mr. Beckcom publishes new article on hiring an attorney for your Jones Act or maritime injury case
  • Helicopter crashes in Gulf of Mexico result in new rules from the FAA and NTSB
  • New article by Mr. Beckcom on hiring a Jones Act or maritime injury attorney
  • New article by Mr. Beckcom about hiring an attorney for your Jones Act or maritime injury case
  • New article by Brian Beckcom on Seaman's Rights
  • Mr. Beckcom publishes new article on seaman's rights to medical treatment and living expenses
  • PHI Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 in Gulf of Mexico
  • All 9 victims of PHI helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico identified
  • Should PHI helicopter company be grounded after second fatal crash in less than a year?
  • Helicopter crash cases - Free Special Report released
  • Helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico kills 3 oil rig workers
  • 6 million dollar Jones Act verdict against Schlumberger
  • Chief mate injured by chain stopper obtains $4.36 million dollar jury award
  • The Jones Act and Maritime Injuries explained
  • Offshore injury case against Nabors Offshore and Aramark leads to substantial settlement
  • Ferry injury case leads to good court decision for injured passengers
  • Houston Jury Renders 1.2 Million Dollar Verdict in Jones Act case
  • What is the Death on the High Seas Act?
  • New Jones Act Case Permits Punitive Damages When Company Fails to Pay Maintenance and Cure
  • Passenger Injured on Norweigian Cruise Line cruise ship
  • Injured Tankerman Files Lawsuit Against Kirby Inland Marine for Injuries He Suffered at Work
  • SEAMAN'S ALERT - Important Warning for Injured Offshore Workers & Seamen
  • Boiler Explosion on SS Norway blamed on faulty maintenance
  • Two Employees of Resolve Marine Bring Jones Act Case Against Company
  • Should Exxon be forced to pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages?
  • Widow of deceased barge worker sues barge company under Jones Act
  • Widow of deceased barge worker sues barge company under Jones Act
  • Preventing slip and fall injuries by using non-skid or non-slip surfaces for walking or working areas
  • Jones Act Lawsuit Against Kirby Inland Marine and Capital Inland Marine
  • Injured employee sues Matteson Marine Service under the Jones Act
  • We are pleased to announce the coming publication of The Complete Guide to Jones Act & Maritime Injury Claims
  • Injured worker sues D&S Marine Service following on-the-job injuries
  • New Longshore and Harbor Worker's case against Noble Drilling protects injured worker's rights
  • Jones Act injury case against Waterman Steamship
  • Exxon Valdez case - Punitive damages now allowed under maritime law
  • Read these articles about Jones Act and maritime injury cases BEFORE you hire an attorney or talk to the insurance adjuster
  • Read the latest article by Mr. Beckcom on barge worker and tankerman injury claims
  • New article on asbestos exposure and the Jones Act
  • Hurt offshore? Read this new article about finding the best attorney for your case
  • Injured offshore worker gets settlement from Transocean and Art Catering
  • Blake Offshore pays settlement to injured deckhand
  • Ferry injury case leads to good court decision for injured passengers and offshore workers

• Company Tricks Exposed
  • The three victories for an Orange County, TX offshore whistleblower case
  • Injured working for Coastal Catering? Seek justice asap
  • Sexually harassed working for an offshore catering company? Call a Biloxi maritime attorney
  • We can help Art Catering Inc. workers receive legal justice
  • Tampa masters must favor USCG over the company in reporting safety issues
  • Company exec throws third mate under the prop in KY bridge hearing
  • Louisiana offshore workers: Don’t let your employer trick you out of unemployment benefits
  • Injury case shows Hoover, Ala. offshore workers about implications of not disclosing medical history
  • Houston Maritime Lawyer Describes Diamond Offshore Jones Act Case
  • Polar Tanker crewmembers: Is the company following its written safety policy?
  • Another way marine employers manipulate the numbers to preserve management safety bonuses
  • Maritime Attorney: Hercules Offshore Increases Gulf of Mexico Presence
  • Texas mariners: The company may want to keep you under Articles even if you’re hurt
  • Were you injured working for Polar Tankers but told to see your own doctor at home?
  • Louisiana Injury Lawyer Examines Aries Marine Negligence Claim
  • Gulf of Mexico rig workers: How the company will use your work ethic against you
  • AB standing watch in an immobilization boot? Maritime companies desperate for safety bonuses
  • Why a Tuscaloosa seaman should not admit blame for an injury
  • Huntsville Ala injured offshore workers: Don’t say “it’s my fault”
  • Engineer’s maintenance and cure award against Chet Morrison is upheld in appeals court
  • Montgomery Ala seamen: loose lips can sink your injury case
  • What injured Vicksburg tug workers should know before talking to their employer’s insurance adjuster
  • We advise mariners to save their accident and medical records
  • Injured offshore workers: beware of your employer stalking your medical history
  • WARNING to Martime Workers - Insurers Will Go to Great Lengths to Limit Your Recovery
  • Injured offshore workers beware: companies try to dig up dirt on you
  • Your Rights When Your Employer Won't Pay Maintenance & Cure
  • The Insurance Company May Try to Lower the Value of Your Maritime Injury Claim
  • Never give a statement to the insurance adjuster regarding your maritime accident injury.
  • The maritime accident insurance adjuster does not always have your best interest in mind
  • Injured offshore? Insurance companies will try to cheat you out of a fair settlement
  • Jones Act settlement - Insurance companies will try to cheat you
  • Read the latest article by Mr. Beckcom on whether to give a recorded statement after an offshore injury

• Tugboat Injuries
  • Tennessee tug captain files personal injury lawsuit against employer
  • Alabama tug company loses appeal in death of young Navy seaman
  • Tugboat Accident Results in Lawsuit Against D & S Marine Service
  • When a Tugboat Accident Is Caused by Your Employer’s Negligence
  • Tugboat Injuries Are Typically Covered Under the Jones Act
  • Three Common Causes of Tugboat Accidents
  • Tug engineer medivacced from Hudson River
  • Tug owner blaming fishermen for their own deaths in TN accident
  • Injured AB Seaman hires VB lawyer for tugboat injury claim against G&H Towing
  • Tug worker files Jones Act claim for on the job injuries
  • Just why did a tug capsize while moored in a Norfolk yard?
  • Kinder-Morgan Tugboat Sinks In Houston Ship Channel
  • Seaman’s Rights in a Tugboat Accident
  • Two tug workers rescued in Lake Pontchartrain storm
  • Tug worker falls to death in Houston Ship Channel
  • Deckhand who suffered back injury settles case against tug boat company

• BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
  • Remembering those who died on the Deepwater Horizon
  • Transocean CEO made huge safety bonus despite deaths of 11 Deepwater Horizon workers
  • BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Settlement In Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuit
  • BP cleanup vessel cited as unseaworthy in injury lawsuit
  • Former BP worker sues for wrongful termination over Mississippi shore cleanup
  • BP settles with Cameron over Deepwater Horizon
  • BP And Halliburton Play The Blame Game In Federal Court
  • Deepwater Horizon culprits going after each other
  • Maersk supply boat strikes Transocean drilling rig
  • BP cleanup deckhand sues after being violently thrown to the deck
  • Feds allow Louisiana and Alabama to seek punitive damages against BP
  • New documentary on BP oil disaster
  • Another injured oil cleanup worker files suit
  • Gulf oil cleanup worker files suit after knee injury
  • BP accused of coercing spill victims to sign final settlements
  • Houston offshore attorney backs BOEMRE efforts to regulate drilling safety
  • BP tries to halt payments for future losses from Gulf oil spill
  • Many Florida residents affected by BP spill have not been compensated
  • Transocean trying to force medical exams on Deepwater Horizon survivors
  • BP rejects Vessels of Opportunity owners’ claims for boat damages
  • Family claims son lost at sea during BP oil spill cleanup
  • Frustrated Alabama captains still unpaid by BP, hold meeting
  • Deepwater Horizon companies going after each other in court
  • Remembering Mississippi victims of the Deepwater Horizon
  • Gulf oil cleanup workers suffering from Oil Spill Syndrome
  • Deadline at hand to file claims against Transocean, reminds Alabama Gov.
  • Alabama BP spill victims still awaiting financial help
  • Alabama Officials Release PSA for Oil Spill Lawsuit Deadline
  • BP and Cameron squabble over blowout preventer testing
  • Oil spill reporting honor code? What?
  • Houston energy comp. surprised its minor leak caused huge oil slick
  • BP oil sitting on bottom of the Gulf
  • BP has paid out only 1 out of 91,000 final settlements
  • Aging Oil Rigs and Pipelines May Expose Gulf to More Accidents
  • Justice Department To Be Added to Suit In Gulf Oil Spill
  • BP contractors sued after employees refused to play the fraud game
  • National engineering report casts doubt on BP rig worker training
  • Gov’t oil spill commission says BP acted hastily, increased risks
  • Families’ first Thanksgiving without Deepwater Horizon victims
  • If you take BP’s settlement by their Nov 24 deadline, you lose your right to sue
  • Take BP’s settlement offer and you may lose your right to sue Halliburton or Transocean
  • Well Head Cap Commemorates Deepwater Horizon victims
  • BP blasted in expert panel report
  • BP Study Raises Doubts
  • BP says: Going on the cheap did not contribute to Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • How did the BP oil spill affect human health?
  • Blame Game Continues Over BP’s Oil Spill
  • What exactly is a negative pressure test?
  • BP internal probe on Deepwater Horizon explosion raises more questions
  • BP’s words to live by
  • BP supervisor's defense: I didn’t see Halliburton’s warning
  • BP loop holing its way out of $20 billion fund
  • Still walruses in the Gulf of Mexico? BP keeps flawed plan
  • Memoirs of former BP Chair reveal ambitious expansion & systemic failures
  • The BP legal meter: 12 states, 300 lawsuits and climbing
  • Hits keep on coming for BP’s Texas City refinery
  • BP still hasn’t learned its lesson from Texas City
  • Deepwater Horizon victims need experienced offshore legal guidance
  • BP may “seek to avoid” contractual obligations?
  • Report: Transocean rig workers lived in a culture of fear
  • How might S. 3600 affect other offshore victims?
  • New video reminds us of BP’s reckless attitude
  • Deepwater Horizon has interesting joint and several liabilities ramifications
  • The “no dependents” penalty of the Death on the High Seas Act
  • Contact your representatives to support S. 3600
  • BP to scale back cleanup, how will fishermen support their families?
  • Are “Deepwater Horizon” Type Blowouts Common?
  • Other oil companies running away from BP’s reckless safety record
  • BP Gulf contingency plan was a cut-and-paste embarrassment
  • BP claims: Victims, get sound legal advice before signing for temporary existence
  • Where’s the follow up on BP’s Alaska leak from May?
  • BP: “Safety doesn’t make money,” alleges former company official
  • Revisiting the BP Texas City explosion
  • Where is BP’s memory of Deepwater Horizon victims?
  • North Sea has far safer drilling record than Gulf of Mexico
  • U.S. big oil misled on safety for deepwater drilling permits
  • BP not responding to mental health agencies’ plea for assistance
  • Did the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer have enough power to do the job?
  • New Orleans or Houston for BP venue?
  • Alabama residents file suit against BP
  • BP stiffs fishermen of paychecks
  • Deckhands paid in cash may be shafted out of BP claims process
  • Dangers for Gulf Coast Spill Cleanup Workers
  • What BP Victims and Cruise Ship Victims Have in Common
  • Changes to outdated law is welcome news to Deepwater Horizon families
  • Predicting BP’s total liability amount
  • Congress Questions Well Design in Letter to BP
  • Get an expert in offshore law to guide you through the BP legal minefield _BK
  • Get an expert in offshore law to guide you through the BP legal minefield
  • Congress Asks Tough Questions of BP
  • What Investigators Are Looking For in the Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion
  • Is Corexit 9500 the new Agent Orange?
  • Let not the risks taken by the BP spill cleanup workers be ignored
  • Did Transocean foreign flag away safety on Deepwater Horizon?
  • BP disaster teaches deadly lesson about importance of whistleblowing
  • Stop playing politics about temporary barge skimming delay
  • Not a moment too soon: BP’s Tony Heyward pushed aside
  • Still no evidence supporting BP’s claimed third mystery pressure test
  • Investigation Update for Deepwater Horizon Explosion
  • What?! BP controlling restricted airspace over Gulf?
  • Latest information on Oil Spill Syndrome
  • “I’m p---ed,” says a La. local about the BP spill
  • BP hassling the press?
  • Better late then never? President meets with Deepwater Horizon families
  • We encourage folks to get involved with Gulf wildlife relief
  • U.S. media has forgotten those killed on the BP Deepwater Horizon rig
  • Transocean Oil Worker Expressed Safety Concerns About BP Before Explosion Claimed His Life
  • Houston judge ready to handle lawsuits
  • Houston judge ready to handle lawsuits
  • BP won’t blow up well ‘cause they don’t want to blow up profits?
  • BP CEO sorry for saying “I’d like my life back”
  • You’ll be hearing a lot more about Oil Spill Syndrome
  • Transocean promises CEO makes promises to families - will he keep them
  • BP threatens retribution on cleanup workers, locals say
  • Transocean says "our insurance company made us do it"
  • BP buses in actors for President’s Gulf beach backdrop
  • BP disputes existence of underwater oil plumes
  • Criminal violations for Transocean and BP?
  • Father of Deepwater Horizon victim tells story before Congress
  • Where is BP’s “company man”?
  • Excellent summary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon chain of events
  • Coast Guard grounds BP “Vessels of Opportunity” program
  • Deepwater Horizon memorial held. Where was the President?
  • Culture of corruption: oil reps gave gifts to rig inspectors
  • Transocean Deepwater Horizon Memorial Fund
  • BP took shortcuts on the Deepwater Horizon
  • Deepwater Horizon: Remembering the victims
  • Report: Deepwater Horizon BOP maker may come out smelling like a rose
  • BP’s “Vessels of Opportunity” cleanup making fishermen sick
  • BP sued by Transocean's insurance company over Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Did Deepwater Horizon drill into a mine field?
  • Wrongful death claims have shorter filing time period
  • Deepwater Horizon flew foreign flag in America’s backyard
  • Conflict of interest: BP decides on testing lab and cleanup contractors
  • Add another name to list of companies involved in Deepwater Horizon
  • Gulf cleanup workers may face health risks
  • BP’s oil response plan full of holes
  • BP refuses to allow accurate gusher measurements
  • If you signed the Transocean waiver, don’t feel trapped
  • Transocean Rig Explosion - Is BP blaming Deepwater Horizon crew?
  • A far greater BP disaster in the making?
  • BP Blaming Transocean Supervisors & Personnel for explosion
  • Does the Limitations of Shipowner’s Liability Act of 1851 Still Make Sense Today?
  • Does the Limitations of Shipowner’s Liability Act of 1851 Still Make Sense Today?
  • Five Ways Transocean’s Limited Liability Filing May Affect Your Oil Rig Lawsuit
  • With Liability Limit Petition, Should Claimants Move Quickly On Oil Rig Lawsuits?
  • What Does The Houston Liability Limit Petition Really Say About Transocean?
  • BP stubbornly continues to underestimate rate of oil leak
  • BP and Transocean’s “phantom” test
  • Deepwater Horizon crewmembers angry about "phantom" drill test
  • Transocean victims: offshore law is only for very specialized attorneys
  • Attention Transocean workers: here is the legal liability document
  • Transocean denies fault of any company involved in Deepwater Horizon
  • Transocean is Attempting to Limit Its Liability
  • Transocean threatens to anger victims by seeking liability limits
  • Transocean petitions to liability: what does this mean for victims?
  • Petition Requests Court to Place a Stay On All Litigation Filed Against Transocean
  • Understanding The Limitation of Liability Act of 1851 & The Deepwater Horizon Tragedy
  • Transocean fights victims in Houston law firm’s own backyard
  • Some Are Referring to the Gulf of Mexico as a Minefield
  • Transocean admits it’s making money off Gulf disaster
  • Transocean Rig Explosion Cases to be Heard in Houston, Texas?
  • Message to BP / Transocean survivors: Don’t feel trapped by your signature
  • Transocean Rig Workers & Their Families Should Be Commended For Taking Their Time
  • Transocean Rig Explosion - Read the document workers were asked to sign
  • Special Confidential Email List for Transocean Deepwater Horizon Crew
  • BP preying on volunteers with low ball settlements
  • Oil Spill from Rig Explosion May Cost More Than Valdez
  • There Have Been Concerns Over Transocean’s Safety Practices
  • Deepwater Horizon Explosion Lawyer Publishes Free Report for Crewmembers
  • Problems Continue After the Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion
  • Oops! BP up for safety award
  • Deepwater Horizon claim forecast close to $3 billion
  • “We don’t believe anything coming out of BP’s mouth,” say Gulf residents
  • Saluting some unsung heroes of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy
  • First, Transocean. Second, BP. Who’s next?
  • Oil That Seeped from Sunken Transocean Rig Reaches Louisiana Coast
  • What Was Halliburton’s Role in the Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion?
  • The arrogance of BP
  • BP CEO on the Transocean Explosion: "How the hell could this happen?" - Analysis of legal implications of statement
  • Is Transocean already trying to settle cases with victims?
  • Transocean rig did not have shutoff switch
  • Federal government orders immediate inspection of all Gulf rigs
  • Even federal government admits frustration with BP
  • Don’t confuse oily water collected with actual oil
  • Clear pictures of Transocean spill from space
  • Shuman Consulting & The Transocean Rig Explosion
  • Brian Beckcom Interviewed by HuffingPost - Transocean rig disaster case
  • Effects of LA platform blast on victims will be traumatic and far reaching
  • Crewmembers Had Little Time To React When the Deepwater Horizon Burst Into Flames
  • Fishermen and tourist operators fearing loss of livelihood from Gulf spill
  • Insurers Prepare for Major Loss From the Transocean Rig Explosion
  • Two Fishermen Share Their Account After Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion
  • 115 People Saved in Special Lifeboats Following Transocean Rig Accident
  • Time Magazine article: Safety a huge concern on rigs
  • 1,000 Barrels of Oil Leaking Daily Following Transocean Rig Accident
  • What is It Like Living on an Offshore Rig?
  • BP can’t stop leaking well after Transocean disaster
  • How widespread is potential liability in Deepwater Venture rig disaster?
  • Requests Made to Expand Investigations Beyond Transocean Rig Explosion
  • Americans are Questioning the Safety of Oil Rigs
  • Deepwater Horizon brings attention to oil platform dangers
  • Survivor of rig explosion describes his journey to safety
  • Client of Maritime Lawyer Brian Beckcom Interviewed on Transocean Explosion
  • Interviewed by the Associated Press About Transocean Rig Explosion
  • Horribly inconsistent reporting on offshore La oil rig explosion
  • Attorney Brian Beckcom featured in A.P. article on rig explosion
  • Houston maritime lawyer sought out by media on Gulf platform disaster
  • More lawsuits against operators of Deepwater Horizon rig
  • Survivors of Oil Rig Explosion Recount the Terrifying Event
  • Numbers don’t lie: an oil rig is one dangerous place to be
  • Blowout May Have Caused Oil Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico
  • Will Transocean rig explosion be most expensive marine casualty ever?
  • Free Report - Transocean rig explosion and Attorney Internet Websites
  • Gulf rig barely hanging on after explosion
  • Coast Guard searching for signs of life in the Gulf
  • Transocean Rig Explodes - Again
  • Rig worker's request for bench trial upheld
  • Transocean and Art Catering agree to settlement with injured cook

• Deckhand Injury
  • Injured working for Crowley Maritime?
  • Jones Act Helps Injured Deckhand Get A $1.2 Million Settlement
  • Injured on an Edison Chouest vessel?
  • Mississippi deckhand files injury lawsuit against Marquette Transportation
  • Monroe Maritime Injury Attorney: Dangers of Chemical Eye Injuries
  • Meridian Maritime Attorney: Who Is at Fault for Your Hand Injury?
  • La. seaman files broken arm lawsuit against Houston based company
  • Hattiesburg Maritime Accident Lawyer Provides Immersion Foot Overview
  • Huntsville Maritime Accident Attorney Lists Symptoms of Knee Injuries
  • Deckhand Sues Company After Falling In The Engine Room
  • Chet Morrison hit with $2 million seaman injury lawsuit
  • Deckhand Killed Aboard New Jersey Fishing Boat
  • Company contests venue for seaman’s benzene lawsuit
  • Seaman files suit after hand crushed in Mississippi River accident
  • Lack of non-skid cited in seaman $2.5 million lawsuit
  • Shrimper Falls Overboard And Dies In The Gulf of Mexico
  • Rotator cuff injuries don’t just happen to athletes as seaman files Jones Act suit
  • Deckhand files $750K lawsuit for knee injury
  • Deckhand sues for injury from offloading trash
  • Dock worker claims injury after being ordered to lift heavy box without help
  • Deckhand injured in the engine room. Why was he working down there?
  • Seaman electrocuted by plug held together with masking tape, files suit
  • Worker loses finger after hand crushed between barge and the dock
  • Deckhand files Jones Act lawsuit after loose tile slip and fall
  • Deckhand Injury results in Jones Act Lawsuit
  • Deckhand hurt after falling in manhole files Jones Act lawsuit
  • Two escape injury in barge explosion when welding in poor ventilation
  • Mariner files suit after winch accident
  • Tankerman files suit after icy conditions cause injury
  • Deckhand loses appeal for non-disclosure of previous injuries
  • Injured barge hand files Jones Act case
  • Jones Act suit filed by injured shrimper
  • What the Jones Act Provides for Tugboat Workers
  • Woman injured in Bolivar ferry accident, files suit
  • Port Arthur seaman files Jones Act suit after icy deck fall
  • Parents awarded over $500,000 in trawler wrongful death case
  • Severe hand injury reminds us of the dangers of fish processers
  • Deckhand files claim for maintenance and cure
  • Deckhands Are Often Protected Under the Jones Act
  • Alaska fishing boat crewman medevaced with head injuries
  • Will Your Employer Pay For Your Medical Care If You Are Injured As A Deckhand?
  • Crewmember Evacuated from Bulk Freighter
  • Deckhand slips on wet glove, blames captain in Jones Act claim
  • Jones Act Lawsuit Against Kirby Offshore
  • Company strikes out attempting to exclude evidence in deckhand trainee claim
  • Casino deckhand injured removing driftwood

• Medical Treatment Problems
  • Bluegrass Marine has been a defendant in federal cases at least 20 times
  • Lake Charles mariners suffering from benzene illnesses deserve medical care and compensation
  • How not disclosing medical history can have consequences on Auburn, Ala. Jones Act workers
  • OSHA inspectors now watching out for safety incentive programs of companies like Polar Tankers
  • How can vessel captains look themselves in the mirror after not sending a crewmember to the doctor?
  • How companies like Polar Tankers could use your work ethic against you
  • Message to Gulf Coast seafarers: Do not sign off the vessel before you see a doctor
  • We urge Biloxi seamen to give full medical disclosure
  • Injured Gulfport, MS mariners: strategize before seeing the doctor
  • Injured Mobile offshore workers: demand to see your own doctor
  • Crewmember sues Carnival for punitive damages after botched back surgery in Peru
  • Catfish Barb Injuries Are No Laughing Matter
  • Offshore worker suffers catfish barb infection, files $1 million suit
  • Diver files injury suit after excessive air tool use
  • Mariner alleges he was forced back to work while still out on medical treatment

• Marine License Revocation
  • Coast Guard warns Texas boat captains about allowing bow riding
  • Oil record violations impact Alabama ship engineers
  • Coast Guard eases TWIC requirements
  • Can a TWIC be issued with a criminal record?
  • Alaska captain charged with DUI on the water
  • Eleventh Circuit rules NCL worker’s case must go to arbitration, not court
  • Yacht captains advise on no-Claim declarations
  • Sleep apnea getting attention in vessel pilot fatigue cases
  • USCG penalizing mariners with sleep apnea for renewal process
  • Victim of TWIC card nightmare and license revocation? Call us.
  • Sleep deprived under qualified mate pleads guilty for ’08 Miss River spill
  • DRD Towing under scrutiny for using under qualified mates

• Blackball Concerns?
  • Attention Fl. Panhandle captains: Don’t let the company put you at risk for following the law
  • Remember your shipmates in your Alabama offshore whistleblower case
  • Why it’s critical that Mississippi seamen clear their names in whistleblower settlements
  • Tug captain awarded record settlement in whistleblowing case
  • One offshore oil field worker’s story of retaliatory discharge
  • How we can help Gulf Coast mariners once they’ve been blacklisted
  • Here’s the legal protection for a Corpus Christi mariner afraid of being fired for a comp claim
  • Mobile seamen: Don’t let the Men in Black (M.I.B.) wrongfully get you
  • The three ways employers blacklist offshore workers
  • Here’s how we can protect Quad Cities, Ala. mariners from being blacklisted
  • How marine employers manipulate accident statistics so management stays eligible for safety bonuses
  • Offshore oil worker alleges he was fired for being a whistleblower
  • Female cook claims retaliatory discharge in case against offshore employer
  • Seaman claims he suffered racially motivated horrors in lawsuit
  • Rig worker claims he was fired for reporting racial discrimination
  • The True Definition of Blacklisting
  • This Texas Law Could Alleviate the Fear of Being Fired for Filing a Maritime Claim
  • The legal determination of retaliatory discharge from worker’s comp claims
  • Comp claims and absence control policy
  • The legal principle protecting you from blacklisting
  • Afraid of getting fired for filing a comp claim? The law is on your side.
  • Being fired when you’re injured isn’t necessarily retribution under the law
  • Who really is at risk of being “blackballed” or “blacklisted?”
  • Some attorneys won’t take your blacklisting claims seriously. We listen.
  • Foreign seamen may be blacklisted for union activities
  • Will My Employer “Blacklist” Me for Taking Legal Action?
  • Maritime has a long history of blacklisting
  • Things we look for to prove you’re being blackballed
  • One mariner’s blackball tale
  • How you can protect yourself from being blackballed
  • How we protect our clients from blacklisting
  • The aftermath of getting blackballed—and what we can do about it
  • The M.I.B.: Offshore’s little black book
  • Do not fear signing the M.I.B. Authorization
  • Will the Entire Maritime Industry Turn Its Back On You for Filing a Lawsuit? Find the Answer Here.
  • The silent blacklisting bluff
  • Let not the fear of being blacklisted stop you from seeking legal counsel
  • Assume your words are being recorded when you’re working offshore
  • Settling Your Case, Then Getting Fired
  • Fired for reporting a safety violation? You have legal rights

• Longshoreman Claims
  • The Plaintiff's Resource Talks to us About Medicare Set Asides
  • Shipyard Safety: Advice From a Maritime Accident Expert
  • Texas stevedore files LHWCA suit after ladder slip
  • Federal appeals court rules on LHWCA borrowed employee rule
  • Longshoreman loses both legs in dock accident
  • Longshoreman barely avoids injury in crane accident
  • Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act - Here's What You Should Know
  • Longshoreman Accidents Can Lead to Big Injuries
  • Find Out What is Considered a “Navigable Waterway” Under the LHWCA
  • What Changed in the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act

• International Maritime Injury Claims
  • Survey finds world’s mariners lacking legal representation
  • How Australia’s boating while drinking campaign contrasts with Alabama’s BUI laws
  • Capsized Boat In New Zealand Kills 8, Including 7-Year-Old
  • Avondale Louisiana seaman files Jones Act lawsuit for injuries off of Nigeria
  • Two Cargo Ships Sank In Philippines' Most Dangerous Waters
  • American Maritime Officers Union official says American captains would not have fled the ship like Italian master
  • How the Italian Costa Concordia disaster affects all vessel masters
  • Port Arthur chaplain comments on “criminalization of seafarers” following M/V Costa Concordia disaster
  • Three Workers Killed When Fishing Boat Catches Fire Near Antarctica
  • Indonesian Tourist Dies After Boat Capsizes
  • Employer terminates survivors of pirate attack
  • Husband gets suspended sentenced in wife’s jet ski accident in Australia
  • Design flaw and poor maintenance faulted in life boat fatality
  • United Nations Tackles Pirate Issues Off The Somalia Coast
  • Boy tries to save dad after boat capsizes in Canada
  • UK safety agency “recommends” FOC ferry vessels self-police fire safety procedures
  • Fleet management not learning its lesson from Cosco Busan disaster
  • Piracy attacks hit all time high in first half of 2011
  • Int’l shipping organization Chair calls for greater facilitation of armed guards
  • Seaman swept into winter North Atlantic while securing a line on deck
  • Canadian school ship that sank was guilty of woeful safety planning
  • IMO marks World Maritime Day
  • Ship hijacked after releasing armed security team
  • Latest anti-piracy measures released
  • Defendants found not liable in maritime shipping case
  • Somali pirates attack for the first time in monsoon season
  • Cruise ship owner sues Canadian gov’t after vessel runs aground
  • Five passengers injured in Virgin Islands ferry grounding July 4th
  • Maritime industry putting own liability concerns above crew piracy defense
  • 2nd rescue boat safety warning issued by UK
  • UK issues rescue boat safety warning
  • Ninth Circuit hears Ecuadorian fishing crew lawsuit against U.S.
  • Maersk Alabama captain going Hollywood
  • Headline: Tom Hanks to play “heroic” captain Richard Phillips
  • IMO: Less than 40% of vessels using best management practices
  • Did U.S. negotiators bungle yachters’ negotiation?
  • Global shipping in a quandary about piracy risk
  • Where will pirates accused of killing four American yachters be tried?
  • Luxury yacht owners depriving workers of Jones Act rights overseas
  • Pirates’ attorneys want convictions overturned: they really weren’t “pirates”
  • Private navy rescue attempts may bolster fledgling piracy liability field
  • 2010 could be record year for piracy
  • Ship damaged when sling snaps from overloaded crane
  • Pirate attacks becoming more violent
  • Pirate hostage dies of malnutrition
  • EU Piracy Force blaming seafarers for attacks, sources say
  • How might S. 3600 affect piracy cases?
  • British court makes landmark ruling on whether piracy is “on hire"
  • Pirate suspects coming to the U.S. for trial
  • UK investigation determines safety violations caused employee death
  • Maritime Lawsuit Against Weatherford International Settled
  • International offshore accident results in spine injury, Indian seaman hires V&B attorneys
  • Non-residents allowed right to work in U.S. coastwise trade
  • Foreign vessels loophole their way around Jones Act in Gulf of Mexico, Part 1
  • Foreign vessels loophole their way around Jones Act in Gulf of Mexico, Part 2

• Cruise Ship Injuries
  • Royal Carribean Fails Health Inspection
  • Recommendations made after chief engineer crushed to death
  • Cruise Ship Hits U.S. Coast Guard With Lawsuit For Negligence
  • Researchers Find Vaccine For Cruise Ship Virus
  • Wave of illness plagues Celebrity cruise ship
  • Captain Cook Cruises Face Safety Violations
  • Death and sickness on HAL cruise ship
  • Carnival worker charged with sexually abusing 14-year-old girl during cruise
  • Cunard goes flag of convenience
  • Bed bugs: an overlooked cruise ship menace
  • Cruise passenger awarded $2.9 million after falling on pool deck
  • Royal Caribbean stewards say they were punished because of suggestion card remarks
  • Holland America passenger airlifted off Alaska
  • Cruise passenger loses lawsuit appeal because it was filed too late
  • California teacher admits he killed his wife on Carnival cruise
  • Cruise worker medevaced off of Massachusetts coast
  • Carnival cruise ships collide in Key West
  • Sexual assault of 4-yr-old girl on Carnival ship caught on tape
  • Stroke victim medevaced from Carnival cruise ship off Alaska
  • California bill would allow state prosecution of cruise ship crimes
  • Up front payment for release from cruise ship medevac?
  • Cruise line calls passenger’s plunge into icy North Sea waters “unfortunate”
  • Cruise passenger medivaced by Coast Guard
  • Federal court imposes Jones Act justice on Carnival’s arbitration clause
  • Do Cruise Ships Increase Your Chance of Illness?
  • Royal Caribbean attorneys jumping ship to represent passengers
  • Cruise Ship Illness At Lowest Level Since 2001
  • Did you know cruise ships can get away with doctor’s malpractice?
  • 17 recorded cruise ship deaths last year
  • Coast Guard issues safety alert on CO2 systems following cruise ship casualty
  • Royal Caribbean staff captain files suit after prolonged toxic gas exposure
  • Carnival settles with woman for $125,000 for broken leg
  • Read the fine print on your cruise ship ticket
  • Cruise Ship Safety in Question Following Ship Fire
  • Who Pays For Your Medical Bills if You Are Injured While Working on a Cruise Ship?
  • Hundreds Claim Illness After Mediterranean Cruise
  • Carnival Cruise Ship Makes Sudden Maneuver and Injures 60 Passengers
  • How Safe Are You on a Cruise Ship?
  • Speak With a Cruise Ship Accident Attorney First
  • Do You Need a Cruise Ship Lawyer?
  • What if I am Injured on a Cruise Ship?
  • Cruise Ship Slams into Gangway in Galveston
  • Cruise Ship Injury Claims Article by Maritime Attorney
  • Cruise Ship Injury Claims
  • Houston, Texas Cruise Ship Injury Lawyer: Celebrity Cruise passengers and crewmembers get sick
  • Norweigan Cruise Lines Settles Injury Case Brought By Injured Waitress
  • Cruise ship dancer ruled "not a seaman"; loses Jones Act injury claim
  • Our firm hired by another Norwegian Cruise Lines employee to file cruise ship injury case against NCL
  • Mr. Beckcom hired by another Norwegian Cruise Ship employee to file cruise ship injury case against NCL
  • Man Injured on Norweigian Cruise Line cruise ship near Miami

• General
  • Victims of offshore sexual harrassment should contact a Houston maritime attorney asap
  • Four Men Struck And Killed By Ship On Their Sailboat
  • Long's Drugstore Could Be Responsible For San Francisco Fuel Spill Disaster!
  • Follow up to our warnings to Alabama vessel engineers as DOJ cracks down on pollution violations
  • The Coast Guard Can't Stop A Boating Accident - YOU CAN!
  • What Can I Do To Prevent A Boating Accident In Texas?
  • 65 years since Texas City: The nation’s worst industrial disaster
  • Man Charged With Criminally Negligent Homicide For Drunken Boatin
  • Boating Accident Five Times More Likely To Happen In Water Colder Than 60 Degrees
  • Here’s how Fl Panhandle victims of sailboat accidents can collect double verdicts
  • 21-Year-Old Firefighter Dies After Boat Capsizes In Lake Harriet
  • University Of Tennessee Student Killed In Diving Accident On Spring Break
  • Boat sinking off of Port Aransas shows value of creating a float plan
  • New oily water separator guidelines will help Alabama vessel engineers avoid legal trouble
  • Trinity Liftboats and Geokinetics hit by lawsuit
  • A Bangladesh Ferry Accident Kills 142 People - An Investigation Is Underway.
  • Harding County Texas man files Jones Act suit for broken ankle
  • Man Dead In Florida Boat Accident, Dont Let This Happen To You!
  • Driver Of Boat Sentenced To Jail After Operating While Intoxicated
  • Ship Capsizes In China. 1 Rescued, 8 Dead, 2 Missing
  • Person injured while testing watercraft on the job in Clearwater, Fla.
  • Couple sues Galveston marina for blocking access to vessels
  • Entergy Louisiana hit by lawsuit over explosion
  • One Hospitalized And One Arrested After Dangerous Ski Boat Accident
  • North Carolina Woman Sues Chaparral Boats Inc. After Losing Her Arm
  • 2 workers killed and 3 critically injured on Diamond Offshore vessels
  • Chet Morrison Contractors Is Being Sued By Deckhand For $2 Million
  • Palestine Lake Accident Drowns A Man And Injures His Wife
  • Galveston County man sues after losing eye in boat accident
  • Cleveland, Tx. seaman files hand injury lawsuit in Galveston
  • Fisherman files suit in Beaumont after hand is crushed in winch drum
  • Seafarers should be kept out of lifeboats while releasing hook dangers remain
  • Maritime industry easing in new lifeboat hooks design requirements
  • Two Fisherman's Lives Were Saved By Proper Safety Equipment
  • Bad flooring blamed in seaman’s injury lawsuit
  • Prevent Hypothermia On The Water This Winter
  • “If Only”: Two Words Maritime Injury Lawyers Hear All Too Often…
  • The “Got To Fix It All At Once” Problem: A Maritime Injury Lawyer Weighs In
  • Two Vessels Crash In The Houston Ship Channel
  • “No one in the wheelhouse” of vessel that collided into another vessel
  • Seaman medevaced from cargo ship off of Alaska
  • Seafarers being burdened by defective TWIC cards
  • Florida Boat Crash Prompts Investigation
  • Questions raised in USCG case against pilot of deadly helicopter crash
  • Reduce your Odds of Ever Needing a Scuba Diving Accident Attorney: Stay Sober and Keep Your Craft "Dry"
  • Seaman’s finger severed at sea
  • Seaman files back injury lawsuit after vessel goes aground
  • Prince William Rescues Stranded Crew Members From Irish Sea
  • Seaman files suit for harness failure
  • Somali pirates terrorizing mariners’ families
  • P & I club warns about inappropriate technology use on ship bridges
  • 15 foot skiff overturns in 45 mph winds near Alaska
  • Seaman files Jones Act claim for winch injuries
  • Why wasn’t Duck Boat captain charged in deadly accident?
  • Fishing boat crew member sues for hernia on the job
  • Alcohol a factor in high number of boat accidents
  • Alaska skipper charged with BUI
  • Puddingstone, CA Fatal Accident Kills 3 Women and Starts an Investigation
  • NTSB finds fishing boat was badly overloaded in 2008 Alaska disaster
  • Lawsuits filed in two incidents of wakes from larger vessels
  • Gangway platform collapse results in injury lawsuit
  • Pleasure craft are required to keep a lookout
  • Boaters adrift off Fl. Keys another case of failure to wear life jackets
  • Tanker crewmember falls overboard into Gulf of Mexico
  • Boat manufacturer sued for not posting warnings on maximum occupant capacity
  • La. shrimper sues after boat is swamped by wake
  • Two persons rescued after fishing boat hits the rocks in Massachusetts
  • Vessels must safeguard against threat of radar radiation
  • Unconscious seaman evacuated near Aleutians
  • Injured volunteers file lawsuit against regatta for powerboat race accident
  • Hawaiian swimming team finishes race even after boat sinks
  • Why wasn’t Trinity II liftboat evacuated before lives were lost?
  • Seaman files $10 million lawsuit for injury from dangerous access to top bunk
  • Estate of man who died in Gulf of Mexico boat capsizing files lawsuit
  • Ohio River boatyard worker killed on the job
  • Sabine Pass sues company for property damage from ship’s wake
  • Seafarer files suit for galley injury
  • Seaman sues BP for crushed finger
  • Father’s arm amputated in boating accident while tubing with his son
  • Federal appeals court rules on case about a boat fire caused by a faulty repair
  • Seaman files lawsuit after slipping down oily stairs
  • Mariner files suit after striking head while climbing ladder
  • Vessel captain sues for suffering disabling injuries
  • Seaman seriously burned on ship in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Wedding party boat accident fatality is another case of no life jackets
  • Offshore asbestos cases often have dozens of defendants
  • Agent files suit after smashing head on pipe while trying to leave the vessel
  • Mariner files suit for unsanitary conditions on vessel
  • Over 80 defendants named in seaman’s widow’s lawsuit over asbestos and tobacco exposure
  • Florida leads U.S. in boat accidents
  • Boat owner files negligence claim against former attorneys
  • More confusing lifeboat and rescue boat operating diagrams
  • Diver may have lost his livelihood after allegedly being forced to work as a deckhand
  • Marine insurers alarmed at number of lifeboat deaths
  • Conoco Phillips, Union Carbide are recent Mississippi offshore asbestos defendants
  • Federal appeals court upholds sailboat owner’s “Act of God” defense
  • We can help Alabama shipyard workers suffering from Mesothelioma
  • We can help Mississippi shipyard workers exposed to asbestos
  • DHS and Coast Guard release plan to prevent attacks by small vessels
  • Scathing NTSB report on deadly 2010 Philly duck boat accident
  • Why did crewmember fall off bridge wing?
  • Seaman sues employer for slick deck in slip and fall case
  • Barge collision throws refrigerator onto seaman
  • Teen girl loses leg in boat accident
  • Estate of late barge worker prevails in Jones Act benzene case appeal
  • Mariners: Be aware of the shifting magnetic north
  • Sinking fishing boat in Pacific Northwest highlights dangers of the job
  • Seaman sues vessel owner for alleged attack by supervisor
  • Fishing boat hit in collision off Mass. coast later sank at the pier
  • Master of DRD Towing vessel left his post to go out of state during collision
  • Wrongful death suit filed for death by conveyor belt on fishing boat
  • Did fishing boat owners cover up employee’s death?
  • Lawsuit filed over Jerry Picton Galveston Channel sinking
  • 10 years since Boston pilots had a raise
  • Massachusetts pilot rate hike awaits governor’s signature
  • Cause of July Houston Ship Channel grounding still under investigation
  • Maritime crane accidents make the news
  • Collecting benefits in jail and other things you might not know about the LHWCA
  • New resource helps mariners better understand self-defense laws
  • Teen killed in Virginia towing accident
  • Anti-Piracy task force advice to hostages: Don’t take drugs!
  • Offshore captain files Jones Act claim after injuries on just salvaged boat
  • Hercules Offshore named as defendant over 75 times in three years
  • Hercules Offshore: “Our insurance may not be adequate”
  • There’s legal precedent to get damages when they deny maintenance and cure
  • First victims of Deepwater Horizon must not be forgotten
  • Trade association challenges unfair seafarer detention
  • Last ditch efforts failed to prevent Port Arthur collision
  • Barge strikes Mississippi River bridge
  • Al-Qaeda to target Red Sea shipping lanes?
  • Caribbean container ship midnight sinking remains a mystery
  • Near disaster for world’s first pipe laying DP vessel changes safety standards
  • Barge breaks free off New Jersey and drifts into Virginia
  • NTSB and Coast Guard at odds over passenger vessel safety regs
  • Oregon passenger vessel blaze reveals lax Coast Guard safety requirements
  • Record snowfall sinks famous Pennsylvania river boat
  • 2008 Columbia riverboat fire blamed on hydraulic leak in new NTSB report
  • 2008 Columbia riverboat fire blamed on hydraulic leak in new NTSB report
  • Sad comedy of errors in collision between ship and dredge
  • Steering failure disables Greek bulker in Columbia River
  • Flag of convenience operators taking a back seat in defending against piracy
  • Ship leaking oil into Gulf
  • Greek master gets prison time and barred from U.S.
  • Lessons to be learned from Northeast ferry fire
  • Towing vessels collide along Texas Gulf coast
  • Court upholds seaman's $ 5.2 million dollar judgement from ladder fall
  • Heavy oil spill in Houston Ship Channel under investigation
  • Oil spill closes section of Houston Ship Channel
  • Income tax filings tripping up mariners in a big way, part 3
  • Income tax filings tripping up mariners in a big way, part 2
  • Income tax filings tripping up mariners in a big way, part 1
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 2
  • How are Mariners to Protect Themselves Against Piracy? Part 7
  • Pilots should have proper training and are strongly regulated, in order to prevent offshore or maritime accident cases
  • Longshoremen Have Rights Too
  • Go to the hospital or physician as soon as possible after the maritime accident
  • Report maritime accident injuries immediately after they happen
  • Types of Paralysis Resulting from Maritime Accidents
  • A Maritime Attorney Can Help Even if You Were Offered a Settlement
  • Chief mate injured by chain stopper obtains $4.36 million dollar jury award
  • Lead Exposure Offshore
  • Global Industries Offshore Settles Jones Act Case Brought by Injured Rigger
  • Injured employee sues Matteson Marine Service under the Jones Act
  • New Longshore and Harbor Worker's case against Noble Drilling protects injured worker's rights
  • Must read articles BEFORE your hire an attorney, talk to the insurance company, or sign any forms
  • Injured on a barge, tanker ship, tugboat or other working vessel? Read Mr. Beckcom's latest article on these types of injury cases
  • New article about asbestos exposure and maritime injury law
  • Houston Police Officer Dies in Crash with Truck
  • Exxon Valdez case - Punitive damages allowed under maritime law

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• United States Maritime Services Lawsuit | Offshore Attorneys File New Jones Act Case
• Vujasinovic & Beckcom, P.L.L.C. has Recovered More than $100 Million in Verdicts & Settlements
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• Duck boat victims & families to get $17 million settlement
• Coast Guard airlifts injured tug crewmember near Port Aransas
• Tanker collides with drill rig near Port Aransas
• Video released of 2010 Duck Boat collision
• Crewmember missing after falling overboard off of Columbia River mouth
• USCG issues safety alert for Uninspected Passenger Vessel captains
• V&B Sponsors Family Members in Texas' MS 150 Bike Ride
• Seaman medevaced with neck injury off of Louisiana
• Tug sinks near New Orleans
• Maersk stops man overboard drills after fatality
• USCG changes rules on reporting recreational boating accidents
• Mississippi congressman introduces TWIC bill affecting offshore workers
• Update: A tale of survival and death off the Texas coast
• One boater dead and one safe after sinking off of Port Aransas
• Ship Runs Aground on Galveston Jetties, Texas City Coast Guard Unit Responds
• Supply boat runs aground near Galveston, crewmember injured
• Transocean Employee Requests Separation from BP Litigation
• Costa Cruise Passengers Amend Florida Lawsuit, Asking for Half Billion
• Liftboat Company Asks Court for Protection After Fatal Accident
• New Orleans Court Begins Deciding BP’s Responsibility for Compensation
• Pinellas County Florida man died from watercraft accident
• Female Dockworker Killed in Tragic New Jersey Maritime Fatality
• Judge Disallows Texas Offshore Worker’s Claim for Emotional Distress
• Texas Cargo Ship Collision: Cargo Ship Runs Aground on Sabine Jetty
• Texas Barge Accident Results in Fuel Spill in Local Waters
• Kentucky Maritime Accident Causes Damage to Eggner’s Ferry Bridge
• Coast Guard Interviews Crew near Houston Port after Maritime Death
• Mississippi Marine Worker Killed in Tragic Accident
• Miss. River section closed after barge collision causes oil spill
• Tug and barge grounding destroys boat house near Corpus Christi
• A Captain’s Duty to the Ship: Never Abandon Crew or Passengers
• Australian honeymoon diving murder trial begins today in Birmingham, Ala.
• Transocean Dodges Bullet in Deepwater Horizon Ruling
• Barge spills fuel after running aground near Bayport, Texas
• Man missing from boating accident near Shreveport
• Mississippi Shipyard Worker Killed in Tragic Accident
• Deadliest Shipwrecks of the 20th Century Recalled
• Cruise Ship Captain Admits Making a Navigation Mistake in Ship Wreck
• Costa Cruises Owner Grilled by Senate Committee about Tragic Wreck
• Propane tank explosion destroys boat and sends owner to hospital in Puget Sound
• Neighbor of east Texas plant concerned after explosion
• 2 critically injured in Nacogdoches County power plant explosion
• Commercial Vessel May Have Contributed to Fatal Texas Boat Accident
• Alabama Fluid Leak Sparks Fears of 2010 BP Oil Spill
• Pinellas County boat crash sends 2 to hospital
• Distracted Tugboat Captain Sentenced to Prison
• Fatal Fishing Boat Accident off NJ Coast Raises Questions About Cause
• Workers flee after blaze consumes Hercules Offshore liftboat
• Judge denies BP’s attempt to go after Transocean
• Mermaid Marine Blames Workers For Own Deaths In Trinity II Disaster
• BP Files for Reimbursement from Contractor for Deepwater Horizon Costs
• Texas man pleads guilty 10 years after deadly boating accident
• Crewmember Sues Employer Following Grocery Store Injury
• Permanent Back Injury Prompts Louisiana Seaman to Sue Employer
• Houston Maritime Accident Ends in Tragic Death of Local Worker
• Texas boaters will have to take education course
• Man’s leg seriously injured by boat prop in Florida Keys
• Tennessee dredge company cited for a dozen health & safety violations
• Wall Street Journal reports BP will face criminal charges for Deepwater Horizon
• UAE indicts ship captain and 2 others for firearms possession
• Salvage efforts underway for sunken vessel off Port Arthur
• 12 injured in Vancouver ferry collision
• Grounded ship on New Zealand reef had been detained for numerous safety violations
• Empty lifeboats found from sunken Russian oil rig
• Hunting Related Boat Injury: Man Shot by Dog in Buttocks
• 4 dead and 49 still missing from Russian drilling rig accident
• Terrifying Hollywood Florida Boat Accident Prompts Frantic Rescue Effort
• Fatal Tampa Bay Boat Crash During Mullet Fishing Expedition
• Undermanned bridge watch blamed for deaths of 11 fishermen
• 2 ships collide in Houston Ship Channel
• Tankers Collide in Houston Ship Channel | Houston Jones Act Lawyers
• Oregon man presumed dead after falling from parade vessel in Columbia River
• Worker dies in Houston Ship Channel crane accident
• Morgan's Point Crane Accident Ends in Local Worker's Tragic Death
• Canadian gov’t investigating tugboat capsizing
• Woman plunges to death from Queen Mary
• Towboat catches fire in W. Virginia
• Coast Guard officer charged in fatal helicopter crash
• Three Florida Speed Boat Racers Killed in Three Days, but Race Goes On
• Fourth of July Boating Accident Claimed Lives of Two Boys in Nebraska
• Death and injury when boat crashes into sea wall in Florida
• Woman claims she was a prisoner for 12 years on Scientology cruise ship
• Waterskiing Accident Claims Life of Master Class Racer in New Zealand
• Official Explanation for Great Lakes Boat Accident: An Unstable Sailboat
• Heartbreaking Boat Accident in Bulgaria Claims Life of "Expendables 2" Stuntman
• Did a Boat Accident Motivate Mass Murder in Seal Beach?
• NTSB issues findings on last month’s Houston Ship Channel collision
• 3 fishermen ejected after boat strikes sunken vessel
• Tug pilot sentenced to 1 year prison for duck boat fatal accident
• Southern California Jet Ski Crash Claims Lives of Three Members of One Family
• Horrific Florida Boat Capsizing Takes Life of Elderly Woman; Seven Rescued
• MarAd to hold anti-piracy demonstration in Baltimore Nov. 1
• Captain swims for his life when tugboat sinks in the Hudson
• Portland Maine fire captain suspended after boat accident on “training exercise”
• Crack expanding on grounded tanker in New Zealand
• Diver killed off of North Carolina
• Grounded cargo ship in N. Zealand suspected of cutting corner on chart
• Firefighters escape injury in tug fire near Galveston
• Crew escapes injury in Baltimore tugboat fire
• Captain of grounded ship in N. Zealand facing criminal charges
• 7 adrift off Fl. Keys for 20 hours
• Man injured after falling 15 feet onto barge in Tennessee
• Florida Boating Accident Claims Life of Man, Leaves Friend Uninjured
• Body of shrimper located in Louisiana
• 17-Year-Old Dies in Florida Tubing Accident
• Skiff Accident Claims Life of Florida Man Near Tampa Bay
• Horrific Zanzibar Boat Accident Claims Lives of 240 People
• NTSB cites sleep apnea and poor bridge management in Port Arthur collision
• NTSB set to release findings of 2010 Port Arthur collision
• Cargo ship loses steering, runs aground in Columbia River
• $44 million settlement reached in Cosco Busan oil spill
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel hit by another barge
• Tug, boat and barge ground near Hampton Roads
• Missouri woman charged with manslaughter in Ozark river boat accident
• Norwegian cruise ship listing dangerously
• Missing Australian offshore worker found dead
• Norwegian cruise ship fire kills 2
• Australian offshore worker still missing after evacuating liftboat
• Federal government issues scathing report on BP, Halliburton and Transocean
• Crane Collapse Kills Worker Offshore Near Galveston, Texas
• At least 3 oil worker deaths in the Gulf of Mexico
• 2 American oil workers rescued after drifting for 3 days in the Gulf
• Fatal Offshore Accident Near Galveston Highlights the Fundamental Risks of Oil, Gas Platform Work
• Charter Boat Propellers Cuts into Boy and His Father
• Limb washes up in Ohio River determined to be from missing deckhand
• 11-year-old Seriously Injured in Florida Boating Accident
• Cargo ship grounding closes popular Virgin Isles dive site
• Father throws son off sightseeing boat, police allege
• Alaska longshoremen picket cruise ships for disregarding the law
• Passenger pleads guilty to letting go cruise ship anchor
• Hurrricane Irene Alert: USCG orders all vessels over 300 tons to leave Port of New York
• Seaman crushed by heavy machinery medivaced off Key West
• Houston Ship Channel collision breaches ballast tank
• Services held for 20-year-old victim of Gulf oil rig accident
• Two Somali pirates receive life sentences for murder of four Americans
• Crane accident kills worker on platform southeast of Galveston
• Report says BP is suspected responsible party in cause of new Gulf leak
• Maritime Accident in Alabama Leads to Minor Injuries, Much Speculation
• 12-Year-Old Girl Dies in Mississippi River Boat Accident Near St. Bernard Parish
• Fatal Mississippi Boating Accident Rocks Pascagoula
• Sentence Revealed for Deadly Florida Boating Accident
• Pope holds meeting with relatives of seamen hostages
• African migrants asphyxiate on boat fleeing Libya
• Tug accident in Chicago canal
• Shark Bite Victim Recovers, Swears Off Jet Skis Forever
• Man’s Leg Amputated by Fishing Boat Propeller in Florida
• Tragedy strikes wedding party in Wisconsin river boat accident
• A Florida Parasailing Accident Tragically Takes a Life
• Bad Alabama Boat Accident on Lake Martin Sends Four to the Hospital
• Survivors of Volga sinking say passing vessels refused to help
• Search officially ends for missing Americans off Mexico
• Fuel spills after barge crane falls in the water off of Brooklyn
• Barge Smashes into Levee, Barely Avoiding Steamboat in New Orleans
• Hudson River boat accident kills four
• 110 drown, including at least 30 children, in Volga River boat disaster
• Boat capsizes off Baja leaving 1 dead and 6 missing
• Snorkeling tourist abandoned on Great Barrier Reef
• Mississippi Boat Accident Claims the Life of One, Injures One
• Florida Boating Accident Claims Life of One
• Massachusetts Diving Accident Claims Life of Local Man
• Commercial Diving Accident in Hawaii Claims Life of Firefighter
• Vatican joins call for governments to end piracy
• Maritime Accident Involving Barge Results in a Jones Act Lawsuit
• Florida Boating Accident Claims the Life of Dad, Sends Son to Hospital
• One dozen cruise passengers injured in explosion at Gibraltar dock
• Several injuries when wave slams bow of whale watching boat
• Divers search for missing fishermen off Mississippi coast
• Ship and fishing boat collide off Mississippi coast
• Barges strike Mississippi River bridge and force temporary shutdown
• Boating under the influence trial set for Alabama city clerk
• Cruise passenger medevaced in Alaska
• 22-foot sailboat loaded with 10 passengers in Va capsizing
• Washington Boat Accident Claims the Life of One
• 9 rescued, 1 missing in Va boat capsize
• Former Mississippi offshore worker wins record verdict following asbestos exposure
• Man Missing After California Tugboat Accident
• Chesapeake Bay Boat Accident Claims the Lives of Two
• Mississippi River bridge closed after barge strike during flooding
• Alabama Boating Accident Leads to BUI Arrest of Daphne City Clerk
• Alabama Boat Accident Claims the Life of One
• Search continues for missing cruise ship passenger
• Cruise worker medevaced to Bermuda
• Engineer medevaced from Texas bound LNG ship
• Worker falls to death on Gulf of Mexico oil platform
• NFL rookie rescues overturned kayakers
• Alabama Boating Accident Leaves One Injured
• Mississippi Boating Accident Claims the Life of 4-Year-Old
• Grandmother dropped in bungled cruise ship medivac dies
• More details emerge on cruise passenger’s plunge into icy North Sea
• Mississippi Attorney Gen. wants Judge to monitor BP fund administrator
• Child killed in Mississippi boating accident
• Mississippi man charged with cruise ship assault ordered to jail
• Cruise Ship Illnesses Possibly Worse Than Reported
• Disney Cruise Ship Employee Vanishes
• San Diego Boat Accident Claims the Lives of Two
• Report: Trapped pipe cited in Transocean maintained blowout preventer
• Large oil sheen spotted in the Gulf
• Maritime Worker Files Jones Act Suit After Boat Accident
• Barge Worker Hurt in Washington Bridge Accident
• Crescent City, CA digging out of tsunami devastation
• Santa Cruz, CA rocked by tsunami surge
• Gulf Oil Rig Accident Sends 2 Men to Hospital
• Search halted for U.S. Chief Mate who fell overboard near Guam
• Job Injury Lawsuit Filed by Barge Worker
• 14 indicted in American yacht killings
• Good Samaritan vessel rescues two from burning Gulf platform
• Woman Still Missing After Boat Accident
• Four Americans Killed by Somali Pirates
• Nantucket Barge Accident Leaves One Hospitalized
• American yachters killed by Somali pirate captors
• Chattanooga Tugboat Accident Leads to Indictment
• Person taken to hospital after crane accident at VA pier
• Man placed in medically induced coma after shipyard accident
• Barge breaks free off Alaska
• American couple on yacht hijacked by Somali pirates
• Pirate sentenced to 33 years in prison
• Crew saved after fishing boat runs aground
• Accident at Tugboat Dock Construction Site Claims the Life of One
• Louisiana Man Files Jones Act Suit Against Chet Morrison
• Beckcom hired to represent injured Australian citizen against Frontier Drilling
• Mariner inhales chemical, medevacced from Gulf towboat
• Engine fire fills Hudson River ferry with smoke
• Barge strikes Mississippi River bridge, sinks
• Scituate Fishing Boat Accident Leaves at Least One Injured
• Massachusetts Pilot Rate Hikes May Become a Reality
• 2010 a record year for piracy
• Cosco Busan owner settles with fishermen for $3.6 million
• Ship collides with fishing vessel off Boston coast
• Leak near Apache Corporation platform in Gulf of Mexico
• Outbreak of Illness Onboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
• Injured Seaman Files Jones Act Suit Following Incident With Pallet
• Indian Shores Boating Accident Leaves Woman Injured
• 500 Russian seamen trapped in the ice
• Captain and chief engineer killed by wave on Houston bound tanker
• Boat sinks in Pacific, all 20 rescued
• Fishing barge breaks free of moorings near Tampa
• One death and one near drowning in California boat accident
• Great Lakes freighter runs aground near Detroit
• Couple Files Suit Following Oil Rig Injury
• One dead, one missing in boating accident off Washington State
• Ohio boating deaths jump 78% this year
• Injured Seaman Files Jones Act Suit Over Air Tank Explosion
• Injured chief mate airlifted off Bermuda
• Government files Gulf oil spill suit against BP and other companies
• Sonoma County Fishing Boat Accident Claims the Life of One
• Louisiana Oil Rig Fire Leaves At Least 3 Injured
• BP claims gov’t overstated Gulf spill size
• After funeral services, three teens found alive in Pacific
• Master found dead in his rack aboard Hong Kong tanker
• Two crew hospitalized in Great Lakes training exercise
• Sick Cruiser Evacuated by Air from Holland American Line Ship
• Nova Scotia barge grounding unleashes torrent of lumber
• Coast Guard rescues Panamanian flag crewmember off of Bahamas
• Patuxent River Boating Accident Claims the Life of a Port Republic Man
• Upper Midwest bridge closed again after barge incident
• NTSB launches investigation into disastrous Carnival cruise
• Cruise Line Settles with Female Cruiser
• Holland America Ship Experiences Outbreak
• Boone Lake Boat Crash May Have Been Caused by Lower Lake Levels
• Boating Accident Near Santa Monica Pier Claims the Life of One
• Halliburton acknowledges skipping critical cement test on Macondo Well
• Hercules Offshore attorney called Gulf fire a “drag”
• Tow Boat Accident Claims the Life of Young Boy
• Seaman Files Jones Act Lawsuit After Injuring Back
• Houston Ship Channel Closed Because of Barge Accident
• Hercules Offshore Faces Jones Act Lawsuit
• Judge Awards $46K Payout in Tugboat’s Huge $6 Million Lawsuit
• BP wasted time deploying Deepwater Horizon robot, contractor says
• Seattle Water Taxi Injures 7 Passengers
• Florida Seaman Files Lawsuit Against Barge Company in Texas
• Senate bill would help victims of Gulf oil spill
• Slave-like conditions found on European trawlers
• Frustration with BP claims process pushes many to consider lawsuits
• Marina Boating Accident Leaves One Hospitalized
• Three Maritime Worker’s Injured in Safety Drill
• BP rejects Alabama’s oil spill claim
• China Oil Rig Accident Leaves 2 Missing
• Gulf oil victims and BP at odds over when to schedule trials
• BP spreads the blame in its internal report on Deepwater Horizon
• Feds to investigate owner of latest Gulf rig to explode
• Gulf oil rig explodes
• Another Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Explosion, Which Injures One
• BP blames its engineers in internal probe
• Fishing ranked as most dangerous job in survey
• WSJ story shows mass confusion on day of Deepwater Horizon blowout
• Feds target BP’s Houston office in Deepwater Horizon probe
• You May Be Safer On Your Next Cruise
• Somalis escape serious piracy charges
• BP should pay out for mental health claims, says medical association
• Boating Accident Claims the Life of New York Man
• Alabama sues BP, Transocean, Halliburton, etc. over Deepwater Horizon
• BP to pay record fine for Texas City refinery
• Fishing fraudsters stealing BP claims funds
• Transocean was aware of ballast problems before Gulf disaster
• Transocean had serious safety concerns in Gulf just before explosion
• Cruise Ship Illness Affects at Least Two
• Mississippi Maritime Accident Turns Fatal
• Oil tanker may have struck mine
• Deepwater Horizon survivor still has nightmares
• Fishermen fear BP will dump Vessels of Opportunity program
• Cruise Ship Accident Claims Life of Cruiser
• VB law firm hired on another tugboat injury lawsuit against Grifco
• $18 million payout for BP’s Tony Hayward
• Deepwater Horizon rig had never been to dry dock
• Deepwater Horizon workers falsified safety reports
• Deepwater Horizon workers feared reprisals if they spoke out on safety
• Deepwater Horizon warning alarms were bypassed
• BP cleanup workers not paid after 40 days
• Oil cleanup workers injured in flotel fire
• SPILL Act to Benefit Gulf Coast Oil Rig Victims
• Maritime Diver Loses His Life in Underwater Accident in Gulf
• Federal panel to meet on bad decisions leading to Deepwater Horizon
• Oil seeping from Gulf well provokes stern warning to BP
• Calls From Tour Boat Go Unanswered Right Before Crash
• BP to subtract cleanup pay from claims
• BP connection in release of Lockerbie bomber
• Not even half of BP claims have been paid yet
• N.Y. state retirement fund files lawsuit against BP
• Thousands of abandoned wells in the Gulf of Mexico
• Gulf oil platform diver dies on the job
• Oil predicted to hit Miami in six weeks
• BP can’t pay claims fast enough
• BP cleanup workers not being put to work
• BP allocated less than .1% of its profits toward safety research
• BP air pollution may pose serious threat
• Employees suing BP over plunging stock price
• Oil now hitting Mississippi shores
• SCUBA companies file class action suit against BP
• Congress Letter to BP Addresses Mud Circulation
• New Orleans restaurateur leads class action suit against BP
• Boat captain’s wife says BP reduced her late husband to a wreck
• The United States Congress Sends Letter to BP CEO
• OSG's New Waiver & Its Impact on Maritime Workers' Rights
• 2 BP oil spill responders dead
• President’s six month drilling ban overturned
• Leaking blowout preventer didn’t stop BP, rig worker charges
• BP turns away claims filers
• BP exec stonewalls congress
• Nearly 200 lawsuits against BP
• BP containment box drifts onto Panama City beach
• BP email: ‘Nightmare well’ will ‘probably be fine’
• BP gusher may surpass one Exxon Valdez spill each week
• Deepwater Horizon family speaks about their loss
• Transocean Worker Who Was Killed Had Concerns Over BP Safety Standards
• Underwater plumes found 142 miles from BP well site
• BP Deepwater Horizon victims speak from beyond the grave
• Congressmen want to kill Death on the High Seas Act
• Wife of sick fisherman speaks out
• Oil slick closing in on Florida beaches
• BP well caved in weeks before explosion
• Beware of Gulf oil employment scams
• BP rig decision maker was learning on the job
• Deepwater Horizon now officially biggest oil spill in U.S. history
• Fund established for families of Deepwater Horizon victims
• Deepwater Horizon companies facing likely criminal probe
• Well cement regs less strict than for bridges and buildings
• Federal government threatens to yank BP from efforts to cap well
• Louisiana official on spill response: “It’s just criminal!”
• Heavy oil washing ashore in Louisiana
• Feds target a second BP rig
• Two Law Firms Joining Forces to Help Deepwater Horizon Workers
• Transocean paying out $1 billion to investors
• Peel Away The Layers And You’ll See Who BP Is Trying To Blame
• Parts of Gulf of Mexico to turn into a dead zone?
• Transocean survivor makes devastating charges on 60 Minutes
• Obama blasts oil companies with both barrels
• BP CEO calls Gulf oil spill ‘Relatively tiny’
• Only 10% of recovered oil mix is actually oil
• Transocean Petitions To Limit Liability In Houston Court
• Transocean moving to limit liability to $27 million
• Oil execs play the blame game over Gulf disaster
• Rig Explosion - Transocean Tried to Get Employees to Sign Waiver
• Lawsuit Filed in Connection with Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion
• LA officials seeking volunteers to pull oil booms
• Watch ABC news footage of burning Gulf oil slick
• Coast Guard will light Transocean spill on fire
• Feds to investigate Transocean disaster
• Coast Guard releases Transocean spill pics
• Coast Guard: Gulf oil leak could be “significant” in U.S. history
• Gulf oil leak five times bigger than previously believed
• Transocean rig insured for $560 million
• Surviving cook from rig explosion describes her journey to safety
• BP robots failing to stop the Gulf oil leaks
• Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom Interviewed by Huffington Post
• Gulf oil slick spreads to 600 square miles
• Gulf oil slick now larger than Rhode Island
• Environmental disaster threatens Gulf Coast from sunken rig
• Weather hampering efforts to contain expanding oil spill
• Associated Press Interviews Brian Beckcom About Rig Explosion
• Spectacular pics of last hours of Gulf rig
• Search is over for missing Gulf of Mexico platform workers
• Conflicting reports on status of missing oil rig workers
• Deepwater Horizon rig sinks
• Victims’ relatives filing lawsuits in Gulf oil platform explosion
• Wall Street Journal Interviews Brian Beckcom About Rig Explosion
• At least 11 workers missing after rig explosion in Gulf
• Somali pirates make farthest attack offshore, 3 Thai vessels hijacked
• 15 Seamen Rescued From Ship Accident
• Lack of sleep may have contributed to Great Barrier Reef grounding
• Ship detained in Northwest, Captain suspected of intoxication
• Offshore Accident Worries Officials
• Cruise Ship Illness Forces Ship to Turn Back Early
• It’s happened: First pirate is killed by armed security guards
• Savannah River re-opens after car carrier fuel spill
• Coast Guard Announces Hearings on Tank Ship Collision
• Details Abound Regarding Cruise Ship That Was Hit By Rogue Waves
• Cruise Ship Accident Leaves Three Dead After Ship Slams Into Pier
• More About Jones Act Suit Filed Against Marquette
• Rogue waves kill two passengers aboard Med cruise ship
• Somali pirates take down Saudi tanker
• International seafarers unions threaten to boycott Gulf of Aden
• Norovirus confirmed as cause of Caribbean cruise ship illness
• Cosco Busan owner hit with $10 million fine
• Louisiana Harbor Worker is Shocked by Exposed Wire
• Outbreak strikes 326 passengers on Caribbean Cruise
• Houston Tugboat Accident Leaves One Man Dead
• Capsized Kinder Morgan boat removed from Houston Ship Channel
• One still missing in Houston Ship Channel tugboat accident
• Texas Couple Hospitalized After Yacht and Tugboat Collide
• Crewmember's body from J.R. Nichols recovered
• Jones Act Suit to be Settled in Sledge Hammer Incident
• $9.5 million jury award in cruise ship slip and fall case
• Court awards $1.8M to victim of fishing boat dredge pipe accident
• Offshore smuggling turns deadly when boat capsizes
• Three vessels collide in Port Arthur, Texas
• V&B Texas Jones Act lawyer hired for case against Apache & Clean Blast
• V&B lawyers hired to handle Jones Act case against Tidewater Crewing Limited
• Pirates hijack two more ships off Somali coast
• Burned Greek cargo ship towed to port of Houston
• Coast Guard vessel kills one, injures five in tragic offshore crash
• Somali pirates take crew of 15 hostage on Yemini freighter
• Nigerian pirates becoming bolder with offshore attacks
• Greek freighter catches fire on way to Houston: at least nine foreign seamen reported dead
• Boat accident results in one fatality, five injuries
• Pirates hijack another vessel off Somalia
• Coast Guard calls off search for missing teen lost in boating accident
• Crew of Maersk Alabama Suffer Second Pirate Attack in Seven Months
• Piracy called “global issue” by International Maritime Organization
• Several Injured when Kentucky Steamboat Strikes a Parked Barge
• Bridge Closed After Barge Slams Into It
• Jones Act Suit Filed by Jefferson County Man
• V&B law firm hired by foreign Jones Act seaman in offshore accident case
• Global pirate attacks on the increase
• Boat Accident Kills Three People
• Search for Possible Bicycle Owner is Suspended by Coast Guard
• Houston Ship Channel Partially Closed due to Oil Spill
• Federal Courts Rule that Sunken Vessel was Seaworthy
• Divers Recover the Bodies of Two Fishermen
• Boaters Rescued After 8 Days on top of Capsized Boat
• Injured seaman hires V&B lawyers for Jones Act case against Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, Inc.
• Cruise Passenger Killed in Accident
• Court Rules That Maintenance Worker Not Entitled to Jones Act Protection
• Vessel Operator Killed in Boat Accident
• Oil tanker collides with bulk carrier, missing crew not expected to survive
• Woman Dies in Vessel Accident
• Survivor Shares Story of the Boat Accident That Took Multiple Lives
• Fisherman Sustains Injuries in Boating Accident
• Seaman Sues Employer for Fall Accident on Barge
• U.S. Coast Guard Warns Divers to Use Caution
• Coast Guard investigation of major Mississippi River oil spill completed
• Justices Rule that Injured Seaman Entitled to Punitive Damages
• Injured Seaman Files Jones Act Lawsuit After Falling on Knife
• Fall Accident on Barge Claims the Life of a Worker
• Jones Act Case Remanded Over Statute of Limitations Questions
• Two People Rescued Following Sinking of Boat
• Appeals Court Considering Jones Act Status of Maintenance Worker
• Ship Accident Near Cape May
• Fishing Boat Accident Near Sabine Pass
• Ship Accident Prompts Widow’s Lawsuit
• Jones Act Seaman Files Lawsuit Over Crushed Hand
• Boating Accident Kills Three Men from Houston Area
• Scuba Diving Accident Kills Delaware Man
• Apparent Drowning Death of Lafayette Man
• Chief Steward Files Lawsuit Against Employer After Pirate Attack
• Barge Worker Sues Maritime Employer Over Benzene Exposure
• Fishing Boat Hits San Mateo Bridge
• Jones Act Lawsuit Claims Seaman’s Death Result of Asbestos Exposure
• Bill Proposed to Improve Safety Standards in Cruise Line Industry
• Fishermen Killed After Fishing Boat Sank Off the New Jersey Coast
• Barge Towboat Deckhand Missing
• Barge Hits Bridge in Biloxi Mississippi
• Captain Blames Barge Company for Hazardous Conditions on Vessel
• Widow Suing U.S. Government for Diving Accident
• Two NFL Players on Missing Fishing Boat
• Helicopter Crash Prompts Lawsuit
• Vessel Collisions in February
• Diver Injured While Cleaning Fishing Boat
• Man Gives Account of Lake Erie Incident
• Cruise Boat Collides with Fireboat
• Seaman Files Lawsuit Against Weeks Marine
• Maritime Law Could Apply to US Airways Flight 1549
• Tug’s Cable Investigated as Link to Sinking of Fishing Boat
• Missing Cruise Ship Employee Not Found
• Barge Hits Casino
• Electrician Files Jones Act Lawsuit Against Employer
• Texas Silica Law Outweighs Federal Maritime Law
• Worker on Schlumberger vessel who was severely burned gets 6 million dollar verdict
• Employee Alleges Firing After Being Diagnosed with Cancer in Jones Act Lawsuit
• OSHA Issues Citation to International Diving Services
• Barge Hits Hines Bridge in Massachusetts
• Leg amputation leads to large settlement for injured deckhand
• Leg amputation on barge leads to large settlement
• Injured deckhand settles back injury case against employer
• Transocean and Art Catering agree to settlement with injured worker
• Injured deckhand settles back injury case against employer
• Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. and Pelican Offshore Services settle Jones Act case with mooring master
• Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. and Pelican Offshore Lawsuit - Settlement Jones Act case with injured mooring master
• 5th Circuit Upholds 1.2 million dollar Jones Act verdict
• Settlement for offshore welder who injured back
• Jones Act & Maritime Injury Claims Book
• Jones Act and Maritime Injury Book
• Lawsuit Filed Against Blessey Marine Under the Jones Act
• Jones Act Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Blessey Marine
• Houston Maritime Death - Man Killed While Loading Ship
• Hoosier Marine Hit With Lawsuit By Injured Worker
• Hoosier Marine Hit With Lawsuit By Injured Worker
• Alaska says punitive damages are warranted in Valdez oil spill
• National Maintenance & Repair Sued by Injured Offshore Worker
• Injured Worker Brings Case Against Diamond Offshore
• Injured Galleyhand Sues Universal Sodexho and Rowan Under Jones Act
• Worker Sues Diamond Offshore for exposure to hazardous chemicals
• Worker Sues Pride Offshore For Forcing Him to Work In An Unsafe Position
• Offshore Drillers Transocean and GlobalSantaFe Agree to Merge
• Jones Act Attorney - NTSB Urges Inspections of Lifesaving Equipment on Boats and Vessels
• Fifth Circuit Allows Shipowner to Sue Employee
• $19,000,000.00 Maritime Verdict Upheld
• Jones Act Verdict Upheld By Houston Appeals Court
• Weeks Marine Loses Another Jones Act Case
• Vujasinovic & Beckcom Announce Publication of Jones Act & Maritime Law Website and Blog

Case Results

• Learn About The Jones Act
  • Houston Offshore Welder Obtains Settlement One Day Before Trial; lifting heavy equipment; groin injury; hernia

  Awarded: $225,000 settlement; $90,000 attorney fee; $39,000 expenses

• Offshore Oil Rig Accident
  • Jack Up Rig Injury Lawsuit Against Superior Energy Services Settled By Our Attorneys

  Awarded: Confidential

  • Diamond Offshore Lawsuit: Zero Offer, $280,000 Jury Verdict

  Awarded: $280,000

  • Dispatcher Injured On Ensco Jack Up Rig; Knee Injury; Surgical

  Awarded: $600,000 settlement; $240,000 attorney fee; $25,000 expenses

  • Accident with drilling pipe put roughneck out of work: offshore accident case settled against Parker Drilling
  • Platform operator claimed swing transfer injured back on Murphy Exploration Company offshore rig

  Awarded: $745,000 settlement; $298,000 attorney fee; $65,000 expenses

• Diver Accident Lawyer
  • Dive Accident Lawyers Settle Lawsuit Involving Hernia Diving Injury

  Awarded: Confidential

• Maritime Back and Neck Injuries
  • Tow boat captain slipped, fell backwards off dock: Jones Act case settled against Brown Tide, Inc.; cervical disc injury with fusion surgery

  Awarded: $400,000 settlement; $160,000 attorney fee; $45,000 expenses

  • Jones Act seaman settles case against Blake Offshore (now Spartan Offshore Drilling); fall due to missing grate; neck injury with surgery

  Awarded: $900,000 settlement; $360,000 attorney fee; $35,000 expenses

  • Offshore slip and fall accident on Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, Inc. vessel results in settlement for Houston Jones Act seaman; spine injury with fusion surgery

  Awarded: $800,000 settlement; $320,000 attorney fee; $28,000 expenses

  • Back injury on Gulf crewboat led to serious nerve damage: Jones Act settlement against Aramark US Offshore Services and others

  Awarded: $1,495,000 settlement; $598,000 attorney fee; $85,000 expenses

• Offshore Injury Resources
  • Offshore worker settles Jones Act injury case against Clean Blast, LLC and Global Santa Fe Drilling Company
  • Jones Act seaman settles offshore injury case against International Shipholding Corporation
  • Sailor injured in "snapback" of mooring lines: offshore accident case settled against Sabine Transportation Company; leg injury; non-surgical

  Awarded: $485,000 settlement; $194,000 attorney fee; $25,000 expenses

  • Deck coordinator was fired from offshore rig after injury: Jones Act verdict against Diamond Offshore Company; pinned by equipment; shoulder injury; lumbar injury, non-surgical

  Awarded: $738,164 verdict; $295,265 attorney fee; $55,000 expenses

  • Pipe elevator fell on roughneck's foot: Jones Act case settled against R & B Falcon Drilling USA, Inc.; foot injury; RSD; back injury with discectomy surgery

  Awarded: $950,000 settlement; $380,000 attorney fee; $45,000 expenses

• Tugboat Injuries
  • Tugboat Injury Lawsuit Involving Neck Surgery is Settled against DG Marine Transportation

  Awarded: Confidential

  • Tugboat Accident Lawsuit Settled, Galveston Texas Attorney

  Awarded: $300,000 settlement; $120,000 attorney fee; $20,000 expenses

• Deckhand Injury
  • Offshore Injury Case Against Top Coat and Neches Gulf Settled By Our Law Firm

  Awarded: Confidential

  • Jones Act seaman working as deckhand for D & S Marine Service settles offshore accident case

  Awarded: Confidential

• Spotlight Cases
  • Exploration Company Pays to Settle Claims of Platform Operator Alleging Back Injury During Offshore Swing Rope Transfer

  Awarded: $745,000 settlement; $298,000 attorney fee; $60,000 expenses

  • Confidential: Drilling Contractor Settles Single Death Premises Liability Case Arising Out Of Shooting In Middle East

  Awarded: Confidential

  • Seaman's Leg Injury Results in Settlement with Jones Act Employer

Document Library

• Learn About The Jones Act
  • The Jones Act gives Alabama seafarers a say in their medical treatment, says offshore attorney
  • VB Attorneys File Offshore Injury Lawsuit Against United States Maritime Services On Behalf Of Houma, Louisiana Injured Seaman
  • Maritime Attorney: 17 Tips for Evaluation by a Medical Specialist
  • Maritime Injury Attorneys Explain Importance of Medical Specialists
  • Maritime Attorney: Injured Crewmembers Deserve Access to Specialists
  • Houston Maritime Attorney: Never Lie on Your Job Application
  • Alabama Maritime Lawyer: Not Fit for Duty? Collect Unearned Wages
  • Tuscaloosa Maritime Accident Attorney: Unfit for Duty, Right to Cure
  • Houston Maritime Attorney: Not Fit for Duty? Ask for Maintenance
  • Maritime Lawyer Explains How to Defend Your Crew Member Rights
  • Lindo v. NCL
  • There’s more than meets the eye in Jones Act case damages
  • Bonin v. Ryan Marine Services, Inc.
  • CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBride
  • The Jones Act gives seafarers a say in their medical treatment
  • Injured Alabama Maritime Workers Have Questions, We Have the Answers
  • Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make After a Mississippi Maritime Accident
  • Wondering the Value of Your Mississippi Maritime Injury Case?
  • What Injured Alabama Maritime Workers Need to Know About the Jones Act
  • Gov’t RRF ship workers: Are you unfairly burdened by ROS skeleton crew?
  • Chemical Exposure is a Serious Threat to Offshore Workers
  • You Never Know When a Barge Accident Will Happen
  • Injured in a Barge Accident? Know Your Rights
  • Livingston Maritime Attorney Addresses Top Concerns of Injured Workers
  • La Porte Maritime Attorney Explains Seamen’s Rights
  • Slip and Fall on a Vessel – Know Your Rights
  • Maritime Slip and Fall Accidents Can Often Be Prevented
  • Mooring Line Accidents – Seamen’s Rights
  • Your Employer’s Refusal to Pay Maintenance & Cure Could Result in Punitive Damages
  • VB Lawyers file lawsuit against GX Technology Corporation and Bergen Oilfield Services on behalf of seaman who falls in to freezing waters in the North Arctic during an extremely unsafe attempted transfer from a work boat to a seismic ship.
  • Port Arthur, Texas Maritime Attorney Provides Insight into Jones Act Protection
  • Liberty, Texas Maritime Attorney Defines a “Jones Act Seaman”
  • Orange, Texas Maritime Attorney Answers Some Commonly Asked Questions
  • Beaumont, Texas Maritime Attorney Explains Offshore Workers’ Rights
  • Galveston Maritime Attorney Helping Injured Seamen
  • Calculating settlement amount for your Jones Act legal case
  • The Jones Act Deadline & the Discovery Rule
  • "Vessel" under the Jones Act or not?
  • Jones Act Seaman Status Explained
  • Maintenance and Cure Benefits Explained
  • Calculation of Jones Act Unearned Wages
  • Calculating Personal Injury Damages Under the Jones Act
  • Do you have a question about the Jones Act? Read the full text of the Jones Act right now.
  • Tanker Accidents and the Jones Act
  • Barge Accidents and the Jones Act
  • Maersk Alabama recalls senseless maritime tragedies of the past
  • Flag of convenience operators taking a back seat in defending against piracy
  • Are vessel crimes blurring the lines between on and offshore laws?
  • Arm Injuries and the Jones Act
  • Ex-Maersk Alabama crew members file case against employers
  • Knee Injuries and the Jones Act
  • Jones Act Injuries from Barratry
  • Jones Act Injuries Include Broken Bones
  • Were You Injured on an Unseaworthy Vessel?
  • Jones Act Seaman Status and Legal Protection
  • Burn Injuries and the Jones Act
  • Merchant Marine Act of 1920 a.k.a. Jones Act
  • Assaults on Ships and Other Vessels
  • Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident on Deck?
  • Vessel Fires That Cause Injuries
  • How Much is Maintenance and Cure?
  • Jones Act or maritime injury case? Read this article by the attorney who "wrote the book" on winning Jones Act and maritime injury cases
  • Board certified attorney Brian Beckcom explains barge and tankermen injury cases
  • A list of helpful articles for individuals with a Jones Act or maritime injury case by Board Certified Attorney Brian Beckcom
  • I was exposed to benzene, asbestos, or another toxic substance as part of my maritime employment - What are my legal rights?
  • Injured in the Gulf of Mexico - What Law Applies?
  • Injured on a casino boat? You may have legal rights under the Jones Act
  • Suggested Articles to read if you have a Jones Act, Longshoreman, or offshore injury case
  • The difference between Jones Act and Longshoremen
  • Houston Texas Attorney Explains Causation Standard in Jones Act Cases
  • Seaman's Alert - Important Warning for Injured Offshore Workers & Seamen
  • Part 1 - The Jones Act
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Our Law Firm
  • What to expect in a Jones Act injury case
  • An Analysis of Venue Options in Texas Jones Act Cases
  • What is the Jones Act?
  • What Damages are Available Under the Jones Act?
  • Jones Act Claims - Defeating the Limitation of Liability Defense
  • Should my Jones Act injury claim be filed in federal or state court?
  • Do Marine Construction Workers Qualify Under the Jones Act?

• Offshore Oil Rig Accident
  • Louisiana Offshore Attorney Says Not to Accept Low-Ball Settlements
  • Louisiana Offshore Injury Attorney Lists Treatments for Chemical Burns
  • 9 Facts About Maritime Chemical Burns From an Offshore Injury Attorney
  • Four offshore workers who survived the Trinity II disaster after days at sea hire VB Attorneys.
  • Offshore Injuries May Be Long-Lasting According to Maritime Attorney
  • The Worst Profession Pays the Best: What High Pay Means for Injured Offshore Oil & Gas Workers
  • Maritime Attorney Fears Nation Is Unprepared for Offshore Accidents
  • Head Injuries: An Overview of Dothan Maritime Skull Fractures
  • New Iberia Offshore Injury Lawyer: Sources of Maritime Burn Injuries
  • Hoover Maritime Lawyer: 7 Facts about Wrongful Death Claims
  • Hoover Offshore Accident Lawyer Describes Wrongful Death Rights
  • Offshore Accident Attorneys Explain: Fault Has Nothing to Do With It
  • Offshore Accident Lawyer: Do Not Sign Anything, Just Seek Treatment
  • Offshore Worker Injuries in Gulf of Mexico
  • Offshore Accident Lawyer: Put Down that Pen and Don’t Sign Anything!
  • Crane Operator Injured Offshore Hires Houston Accident Attorney to Protect His Rights
  • Can Whistle-blowing Make Jones Act Maritime Work Safer?
  • How Are Texas Gulf Oil Rig Workers Protected from Benzene?
  • The dangers of drill rig chains and tongs
  • CDC: Fatality rate seven times higher for oil & gas workers
  • Jones Act Lawyer Talks Deepwater Drilling – Will Oil Rig Safety Be Improved?
  • Federal Agency Charged With Offshore Safety Has “Deeply-Flawed Inspection Program”
  • Read how workers escaped injury from falling crane on Hercules rig
  • The Accident Report of the worker knocked unconscious on a Hercules Offshore job
  • Hercules, Contango accused in hydraulic spill injury case
  • New Burdens Placed on Shallow-Water Drilling Industry
  • Fires & Explosions in the Gulf of Mexico are Nothing New to the Maritime Industry
  • Accidents & Dangerous Occurences Injury Definitions
  • What’s Causing So Many Oil Rig Injuries & Deaths? This Information May Surprise You
  • Injured in an offshore oil rig explosion? Our Board Certified Personal Injury Lawyers provide free information and help.
  • Injured on BP Thunderhorse platform - Learn your rights
  • Offshore Oil Rig Accidents and the Jones Act
  • Defendants named in offshore oil platform explosion that killed and injured maritime workers
  • Offshore Oil Rig Injuries Are Often Covered Under the Jones Act
  • Offshore Platform Injuries
  • Oil Platform Injury Cases
  • I was injured on an offshore jack-up rig or oil platform - What are my legal rights to compensation?
  • Important Information About Offshore Oil Rig Injury Claims
  • I was injured on a spar. Is a spar a Jones Act vessel?

• Diver Accident Lawyer
  • Louisiana Jones Act Diving Injuries Can Occur—Even in Shallow Water
  • What Are Some of the Potential Louisiana Maritime Diving Accident Injuries?
  • Louisiana Offshore Accidents: Dangers of Commercial Diving
  • Diver abandonment is not a rare occurrence
  • Do you deserve compensation after a commercial diving accident?
  • Many Commercial Dive Accidents Can Be Prevented
  • Diving Accidents Can Lead to Permanent Brain Damage
  • Watch Out For Differential Pressure Hazards
  • Untrained Crewmembers Can Cause a Diving Accident
  • Four Common Causes of Commercial Diving Accidents
  • Diving & Hypothermia
  • Commercial Divers Risk Injury and Death from Underwater Burning
  • Commercial Diving Injuries due to Equipment Failure
  • Diving Companies Can Be Responsible for Improper Decompression Tables
  • Who is Responsible for Diver Accident Injuries?
  • Commercial Divers at Risk of Gas Embolism
  • Decompression Sickness Resulting from Commercial Diving
  • Diving Injuries - Are Diving Injuries Covered Under the Jones Act?
  • What Law Covers Diving Accidents & Injuries?

• Maritime Back and Neck Injuries
  • What Lake Charles offshore workers should know about back injuries
  • Louisiana Maritime Back Injury Attorney Lists Symptoms of Sciatica
  • Louisiana Maritime Back Injury Attorney: Sciatica Causes and Diagnosis
  • Chronic Neck Pain Affects Injured Alabama Offshore Workers
  • Whiplash: Commonly Faced by Injured Alabama Offshore Workers
  • Biloxi Maritime Spinal Cord Injury: What Happens Next?
  • Quadriplegia: A Devastating Biloxi Maritime Injury
  • A Mobile Maritime Injury Lawyer Outlines Shoulder Injuries
  • Jackson Maritime Accident Lawyer Outlines Paralysis Injuries
  • Montgomery Maritime Lawyer Describes Lumbar Sprain and Strain Injuries
  • Gulfport Maritime Injury Lawyer: Facts about Neck Strains
  • Frank Drapela v. United States of America
  • When Your Maritime Injury is More Than Just a Pain in the Neck
  • Maritime workers: don’t wait to get help after your spine or back injury
  • A Broken Back Can Lead to Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Herniated Disc is a Painful Maritime Injury
  • What You Need to Know if You Injured Your Back in a Maritime Accident
  • Spinal Cord Injury Sustained Offshore

• Hiring A Lawyer
  • Families of mariners lost at sea should contact a Texas Jones Act law firm
  • Don’t let biased offshore injury headlines intimidate you from seeking legal action
  • Texas offshore workers—Evaluate the evidence of your Jones Act case
  • TWIC Attorney Explains What Maritime Workers Need to Know
  • Coping with the Effects of your Maritime Injury: How to Get Help
  • Is Your Lawyer Equipped to Successfully Represent Your Alabama Maritime Injury?
  • Can a Maritime Lawyer Help Me Obtain Maintenance & Cure Payments?
  • How do you know if you need a Livingston maritime attorney?
  • How to Find the Best Maritime Injury Attorney for Your Case
  • Do you want to win your boat injury Jones Act case? Then make sure you get reliable advice and input by ordering "The Insiders Guide to Winning Your Maritime Injury Case" from a Board Certified Injury Attorney who has represented hundreds of injured boat workers personally.
  • Can't most personal injury lawyers handle a Jones Act or other offshore injury case?
  • How to hire the best lawyer for your Jones Act or other offshore injury case
  • Tips on lawyers and maritime injury and Jones Act cases
  • Hiring a lawyer for your Jones Act or maritime injury or accident case
  • 7 critical questions to ask any attorney you are considering hiring for your Jones Act or maritime injury case
  • Why Do I Need a Maritime Attorney if I was Offered a Settlement?
  • Board Certified Jones Act & Maritime Accident Attorney Explains How To Hire The Best Attorney For Your Maritime Accident Case
  • Hiring the Best Attorney for your Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case
  • How to Choose the Right Lawyer for Your Jones Act or Maritime Injury Case
  • How to Select the Right Attorney for Your Maritime Injury Case
  • What Lawyers Must Know When Identifying & Handling Jones Act Cases

• Offshore Injury Resources
  • The 5 Worst Things You Can Do After an Offshore Injury
  • Shreveport Maritime Injury Lawyer: Choose Your Own Doctor!
  • Alabama mariners—are you one of those falling asleep on watch?
  • The Very Scary Risks of Toxic Substance Exposure on the Maritime Job
  • Maritime Workers and Traumatic Brain Injury: It Happens Too Much
  • Three Ways to File a Maritime Wrongful Death Lawsuit
  • Birmingham Maritime Injury Attorney Outlines Risks of Burns
  • Looking for a Mississippi Maritime Lawyer? Search No Further
  • Alabama Offshore Attorney: Crane Accidents Risk Lives of Longshoremen
  • Nine Characteristics of Experienced Alabama Maritime Attorneys
  • Houston Maritime Lawyers Continue the Fight for Asbestos Victims
  • Alabama Offshore Injuries: Where to Turn for Help
  • The benzene exposure issue: a former seaman’s perspective
  • What Should You Do after Being Injured on a Cruise Ship? Part 3: Learning from the Incident.
  • Deeper Reasons to Trust a Maritime Injury Lawyer with Your Case
  • Factors That May Complicate Your Case: Scuba Diving Accident Attorney Analyzes Tricky Situations
  • Reliving the Nightmare Over and Over Again: Can a Scuba Diving Accident Attorney Help You Move on?
  • After a Mississippi Maritime Accident: Slow Progress toward a Better Life
  • Little known dangers of safety harnesses for mariners
  • Why cell phone regulations on vessels are needed
  • Why didn't the Mermaid Vigilance save the Geokinetics workers who had to abandon the Trinity II?
  • Can Injured Alabama Offshore Workers Care for Children?
  • Transforming a Florida Boat Accident into an Opportunity for Improvement and Growth
  • Don’t Let Lightning Strike Twice: How to Prevent the Same Mississippi Maritime Accident from Hurting You Again
  • After Your Alabama Maritime Accident: Death by a Thousand Cuts or Slow and Steady March to Victory?
  • Our law firm files lawsuit against Geokinetics, Trinity Liftboats and Mermaid Marine Australia based on storm evacuation tragedy.
  • Are You a Seaman Hurt in a Mississippi Maritime Accident? Protect Your Credentials with a Document of Continuity
  • After Your Florida Boat Accident: Getting Your “Land Legs” Back
  • Feeling Disconnected From Loved Ones After a Mississippi Maritime Accident? You Are Not Alone
  • Injured Alabama Offshore Workers Facing a Fantastically Frustrating Problem: “The Defendant Has No Money!”
  • Feeling Disconnected From Loved Ones After a Mississippi Maritime Accident?
  • After a Horrific Alabama Maritime Accident: Dreams of a Disturbing Sea
  • What exactly caused your Florida boat accident?
  • What’s really hurting injured Alabama offshore workers?
  • Getting Back in the Water after a Mississippi Maritime Accident
  • Offshore Storm Evacuations Present Injury Risks To Maritime Workers
  • Your Mississippi Maritime Accident and the Spiral of Disempowerment
  • Choosing an Alabama Maritime Attorney: The “Paradox of Choice” Problem
  • After Your Florida Boat Accident: Is It Really You Versus the World?
  • Preparing to Talk with Your Jones Act Attorney about Your Alabama Case
  • Maritime Lawyer Looks at Emotional Fallout of MS Offshore Injuries
  • Helpful Resources for Injured Mississippi Maritime Workers & Their Families
  • 3 Reasons Why You Might Need a Mississippi Maritime Attorney
  • Boat Safety in Florida: Know the Law & Avoid a Boat Accident
  • Florida Boat Accidents Responsible for 65 Deaths
  • Lifeboats and Rescue Boats: Life savers or death traps? Part 1
  • Lifeboats and Rescue Boats: Life savers or death traps? Part 2
  • Lifeboats and Rescue Boats: Life savers or death traps? Part 3
  • The Lifeboat Imbroglio
  • Lifeboat Drills Can Be Dangerous
  • Lifeboat tragedy at the pier in Portland
  • Diagram of a lifeboat releasing mechanism
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom explains the dangers of signing a medical release for your employer after a maritime injury
  • Alabama Maritime Accident Cases Often Lead to These Injuries
  • Mississippi Boat Accident a Sad Reminder of the Dangers on the Water
  • Boat Collisions Can Damage More Than Just Property
  • Boating is Not as Safe as You Might Believe – 5 Common Causes of Boat Accidents
  • Fatal Boat Accidents Caused By Alcohol – Are You At Risk?
  • VB Lawyers File Lawsuit Against Sealift, Inc. For Chief Mate Injured On Container Ship In Dubai.
  • Owners of Vermilion 380 rig have a history of violations and fines
  • Texas City Maritime Attorney Offers FREE Book to Injured Workers
  • Pasadena Maritime Attorney Discusses Red Flags on Lawyer Websites
  • Entergy Gulf States Inc. v. John Summers
  • We urge all offshore workers to fully disclose your medical history
  • Electrocution on the Lakes emphasizes importance of safety management system
  • Seafarer terrorism/piracy libility highlights evolving arena of Jones Act law
  • Poor communication on the bridge can lead to severe consequences
  • Information Is Power
  • Admiralty Extension Act
  • Boat Sinking Accidents and the Limitation of Liability Act
  • Hurt in a maritime accident? Don’t settle for meager compensation!
  • Maritime industry medical standards enforcement needs more work, Part 1
  • Maritime industry medical standards enforcement needs more work, Part 2
  • Is enough being done to combat the rise in pirate attacks?
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom Speaks Out After Pirate Attack on Maersk Alabama
  • Do you want to start researching your maritime or Jones Act case RIGHT NOW from the comfort of your home? In addition to the thousands of pages of information on our firm website, we have just added a resource page with some of the most useful links for researching your maritime or Jones Act case.
  • Abrasive Blasting Can Lead to Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
  • Hurt by a Shipyard Injury?
  • What injured maritime workers need to know about PTSD
  • What You Need to Know about General Maritime Law
  • Benzene Exposure Causes Maritime Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Caused from Maritime Accident
  • Burn – A Common Maritime Injury
  • Should I give a recorded statement to the insurance company after I am hurt offshore?
  • Some tips and tricks for Jones Act and maritime injury cases
  • Compensation under the Death on the High Seas Act
  • Head Injuries that Occur Offshore
  • Jones Act seaman rights to medical treatment, payment of medical expenses, and living expenses if they are injured offshore
  • Jones Act or maritime injury case? Read this article by the attorney who literally "wrote the book" on these cases. It offers five quick, helpful tips for finding the best attorney for your case
  • Asbestos exposure and the Jones Act - Article by Board Certified maritime and Jones Act attorney Brian Beckcom
  • Board certified injury attorney Brian Beckcom explains barge and tankerman injury cases, including what was covers these cases and what money the injured worker can expect
  • If you have a Jones Act or maritime injury case, you should read these articles before you talk to the insurance adjuster, try to settle your case, or hire an attorney
  • Jones Act Attorney Responds to Question "What is my case worth?"
  • The number one mistake injured offshore workers make that can wreck their case
  • Financial Insecurity & Wrongful Termination - Two Big Fears When You Suffer An On The Job Injury
  • I was exposed to benzene, asbestos, or another toxic substance as part of my maritime work - What are my legal rights?
  • Injured in the Gulf of Mexico - What law applies?
  • Injured on a casino boat? You may have special rights under the Jones Act
  • Reporting your offshore injury may be the most important thing you do for your case
  • I was involved in an accident offshore and the insurance company wants me to give a recorded statement - What should I do?
  • The difference between Jones Act and Longshoremen
  • Houston Attorney Explains Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affecting Injured Offshore Workers
  • SEAMAN'S ALERT - Houston Texas Attorney Gives Important Warning to Injured Offshore Workers
  • Generally, only "pecuniary damages" are recoverable in a maritime death case
  • Types of Damages Allowed Under the Jones Act
  • Workers Sue for Being Placed in Unsafe Work Position & Working on Unsafe Equipment
  • The test for "seaman" status under the Jones Act
  • What kinds of cases does the firm accept?
  • Texas Attorney Explains Jones Act Lawsuits
  • Texas Attorney Exposes the Truth About Offshore Injury Cases
  • Five Things You Must Know If You Suffered An Offshore Injury
  • Jones Act Seaman Status - Response to Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment
  • Injured Offshore? Here are five helpful tips for navigating your legal voyage

• Company Tricks Exposed
  • Could Reporting Offshore Safety Violations Result in Retaliatory Firing?
  • Houston Jones Act Attorney: Gas Leaks Result in Maritime Evacuations
  • Houston Jones Act Attorney Describes Shell Oil Safety Record
  • Houston Maritime Injury Lawyer: Did the Employer Properly Train?
  • Houston Maritime Lawyer: Company Negligence and Employee Certification
  • Houston Maritime Lawyer: Your Employer Might Deny Medical Treatment
  • Delta Mariner backstab over Kentucky bridge incident shows its every watch officer for himself
  • Maritime Attorney: Safety Policies Guard Against Risk for Employers
  • Offshore Injury Lawyer: How Companies Protect Themselves
  • Offshore Injury Attorneys: Employers See High Rise with Better Safety
  • Houston Maritime Lawyer: Diamond Offshore and the Jones Act
  • Maritime Attorney: Injured Hercules Offshore Employees are Not Alone
  • Louisiana Maritime Attorney Ponders the Safety Record of Aries Marine
  • A warning to Alabama mates and ABs on the undermanned bridge
  • Why it’s important for seamen to fully disclose your medical history
  • Should you sign a medical release after a maritime injury?
  • You Won't Believe the Tactics Used by Kirby Inland Marine
  • Company’s instant settlement temptation can put you on the spot
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom explains why you should NOT give a recorded statement to the insurance company after a maritime accident
  • What Happens If My Maritime Employer Refuses to Pay My Medical Bills?
  • Employer trick exposed: categorizing a Jones Act seaman as a "Longshore" claim. Why would an employer try to do this? If you are injured offshore, you need to know.
  • Here is the OSG Salary Continuation Plan. This is a waiver of seamen's Jones Act rights in exchange for a temporary wage increase. By signing this the company is telling you that you give up your right to take legal action in the event of an injury.
  • The Truth About Shuman Consulting
  • Maritime Injuries and Recorded Statement - Some tips
  • Insurance company putting pressure on you after a maritime injury?
  • Don’t Make the Mistake of Assuming You Have to See the Company Doctor
  • Injured Offshore? Five Ways to Protect Your Rights
  • Injured Jones Act Seamen: Don’t Let Your Employer Bully You
  • The insurance companies hate this book because it reveals all their tricks
  • Things to consider before you give a recorded statement to the company after an offshore injury.
  • The number one mistake to wreck your maritime injury case
  • How companies mistreat offshore workers when they are injured
  • Jones Act seaman and other offshore workers are often mistreated when they are hurt on the job
  • Five mistakes that can sink your Jones Act or maritime injury case
  • Tricks Offshore Employers Use on Injured Workers
  • 5 Secrets Your Offshore Employer May Not Want You To Know If You Are Injured Offshore

• Tugboat Injuries
  • Preventing Houston Tugboat Injuries: Don’t Just Rely on Your Employer
  • Houston Jones Act Attorney: Compensation for ARTCO Tugboat Injuries
  • Falling Overboard: An Often Deadly Tugboat Accident
  • Injured Tugboat Workers Have Rights Too
  • VB Lawyer hired to file tugboat injury lawsuit against Grifco.
  • Seamen May Seek Punitive Damages in Some Cases
  • Tugboat Accidents and the Jones Act

• BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
  • Study Planned to Determine BP Oil Spill Health Effects
  • The Anatomy of a Negative Pressure Test
  • BP’s “company man” still in hiding
  • 20 years of reckless operations at BP's Texas City refinery
  • S 3600- The Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act
  • Modification of S 3600, The Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act
  • Letter from Sen. Charles Grassley to Transocean
  • An overview of the groups who may need justice in the BP disaster
  • Who are BP’s “company men” and where are they hiding?
  • Five Blowouts in the Last 18 Months in the Gulf of Mexico
  • BP Internal Documents Show Concerns Over Safety of Deepwater Horizon Rig
  • BP’s five crucial decisions leading to Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Committee on Energy and Commerce Letter to BP PLC CEO Tony Heyward
  • Transocean Deepwater Horizon Internal Investigation Report
  • Three Crucial Tips for Deepwater Horizon Workers & Their Families
  • PTSD Symptoms: What Every Deepwater Horizon Survivor Needs to Know
  • BP’s response plan: one-size fits all and full of errors
  • Burn Injury Claims Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion
  • A look at physical and mental effects from the Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Deepwater Horizon Injuries – What Crewmembers Need to Know
  • Five Reasons You May Not Need An Attorney
  • Deepwater Horizon crew member? Five reasons you may want to privately consult with an attorney.
  • Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion & the Jones Act
  • BP is primarily responsible for the Transocean Deepwater Horizon explosion, based on review of the currently available evidence.
  • Let’s Dig Deeper Into Who BP Is Really Trying to Blame
  • Read Transocean filing: "Notice of Complaint and Petition for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability"
  • Transocean's Two Faces: One for the media, the other for the courts.
  • Read Transocean filing: Order Directing Claimants
  • Read Transocean filing: Limitation Monition
  • Read Transocean filing: Complaint Limitation - Exhibit A
  • Read Transocean filing: Complaint & Petition for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability
  • Read Transocean filing: Affidavit of Value
  • Read Transocean filing: Affidavit With Respect To Pending Freight
  • Read Transocean filing: Ad Interim Stipulation
  • Read our article published in the "Texas Lawyer" on the Limitation of Liability defense.
  • URGENT: What Transocean's "Limitation of Liability" filing means for Deepwater Horizon explosion victims.
  • Copy of actual Transocean Waiver / Release Document
  • How you can be sure the lawyer you are considering is NOT the right lawyer for you
  • Will I lose my company benefits if I hire a lawyer?
  • Deepwater Horizon Explosion Victims: Lawyer Urges You To Take Your Time In Hiring Counsel
  • Use caution before signing any BP or private attorney documents
  • Why Deepwater Horizon Rig Survivors Shouldn’t Be in a Hurry to Sign a Waiver or Hire a Lawyer
  • BP and Big Oil's unbelievable oil spill liability deal
  • Resources for Transocean Rig Explosion Victims
  • Five Ways To Improve Offshore Safety
  • Recent Headlines Regarding the Transocean Rig Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom discusses the timing of lawsuits from the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig explosion
  • BP safety record reads like a rap sheet
  • Remembering the victims of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon
  • Deepwater Horizon victims join W. Va mine victims in exposing worker safety
  • VB Rig Explosion Lawyers assist media reporting and investigations with the help of former offshore injury clients.
  • Take your time before hiring a lawyer for the Transocean explosion. No matter what people may say to you, there is plenty of time for you to interview several law firms and make a careful and considered decision before you select your attorney.
  • Beware of Attorney Advertising Related to the Transocean Rig Explosion
  • Finding the "Best" lawyer for a rig explosion case
  • VB Offshore Injury Lawyers publish latest video of Transocean rig on fire, and offer the public free access to Transocean investigation database.
  • Helpful tips for family members of the Transocean rig explosion victims
  • Maritime Attorney Brian Beckcom answers questions about where lawsuits arising out of the Transocean rig explosion case will be filed.
  • Injured in the Transocean Rig Explosion? Get free reports and books and free legal advice about your rights.
  • Read five helpful tips on what NOT to do if a family member was injured in the Transocean rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Deckhand Injury
  • Offshore Accident in Alabama: 11 Facts about Hearing Loss
  • Offshore Accident in Alabama Could Result in Deckhand Injuries
  • Mississippi Maritime Attorney Describes Treatment for Bursitis
  • Mississippi Maritime Attorney: Symptoms and Causes of Bursitis
  • Louisiana Maritime Attorney: Employers May Be Negligent in Rough Seas
  • Maritime Injury Must Be the Same to Successfully Use McCorpen Defense
  • Monroe Maritime Injury Attorney Describes Deckhand Eye Injuries
  • Seamen at Risk of Hand Injuries According to Meridian Maritime Attorney
  • Foot Injury? You Need a Hattiesburg Maritime Accident Lawyer
  • Huntsville Maritime Accident Attorney Describes Deckhand Knee Injuries
  • A Reminder of the Dangers of Barge Accidents
  • Barge & Tugboat Accidents Can Result in Devastating Burn Injuries
  • Jones Act Attorney Says: “Know Your Rights Following a Barge Fire”
  • Deckhand Fall Claims – What Every Maritime Worker Needs to Know
  • How Much is a Deckhand Injury Claim Worth?
  • Signing a Release for a Deckhand Injury Could Be the Worst Move You Make
  • Are You an Injured Deckhand? Here’s What You Need to Know About Your Rights
  • Offshore Accident Attorneys helped deckhand from Livingston, Texas, by settling his case for a favorable sum of money.
  • Deckhands Are At Risk of Catastrophic Eye Injuries
  • Preventing Deckhand Injuries

• Medical Treatment Problems
  • Worried About How You Will Pay Your Medical Bills After a Maritime Accident?
  • Need medical care, maybe even surgery, after an offshore injury? An experienced Jones Act maritime lawyer can help you.
  • Injured maritime workers: choose your OWN doctor
  • Wondering How to Pay The Bills After Being Hurt Offshore?
  • Jones Act Seaman Rights to payment of medical bills, medical treatment, and living expenses

• Marine License Revocation
  • Don’t give up applying for a TWIC card even if you have a legal record
  • TWIC program is impeding mariners’ ability to work
  • Understand the term “license” when applying for a Document of Continuity

• Blackball Concerns?
  • Doing the right thing out at sea can be a hard choice-A mariner’s tale. Pt. 1
  • Doing the right thing out at sea can be a hard choice- A mariner’s tale. Pt. 2
  • The Maritime Worker Who Might Be Blacklisted
  • What Happens When a Seaman is Fired for Filing a Jones Act Claim?
  • Will the company fire me or "blacklist" me if I assert my legal rights after being injured offshore?

• Longshoreman Claims
  • Longshoreman Accidents and Safety in American Shipyards
  • Langfitt v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.
  • Unique facts about the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act
  • Federal court upholds injured longshoreman’s right to attorney fees
  • Questions about Obtaining LHWCA Benefits? We Have Your Answers
  • Will My Employer Fire Me For Pursuing LHWCA Benefits?
  • Seven Common Types of Longshoreman Accidents
  • Who Is Watching Out for Injured Longshoremen?
  • The impact of Entergy upon Texas workers’ rights
  • State Workers Compensation Law v. the Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act
  • Full Text of Longshore Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
  • Changes to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act

• International Maritime Injury Claims
  • “And the Band Played On.” Titanic hoopla underscores public disconnect with victims of maritime tragedies
  • International maritime attorney Brian Beckcom discusses some of the considerations and questions if you are an Australian citizen who was injured abroad working for a U.S.-based offshore company.
  • Piracy victims and PTSD: the untold story
  • Flags of Convenience are modern day slave ships
  • Best Management Practices 4
  • 2nd Safety Bulletin issued from fatality when davit fall wire parts
  • Safety Bulletin issued following seafarer’s death from davit failure
  • Understanding waiver of sovereign immunity in gov’t seizure on the high seas
  • World’s shipping companies ignoring basic defense for their crews
  • SOS anti-piracy campaign missing a key component
  • Will the high seas become terrorism’s newest staging ground?, Part 1
  • Will the high seas become terrorism’s newest staging ground?, Part 2
  • Numbers don’t lie: seafarers’ risk of piracy is exploding
  • Seafarers need a modified bill of rights to include piracy defense, Part 1
  • Seafarers need a modified bill of rights to include piracy defense, Part 2
  • The hypocrisy of leaving seafarers defenseless against pirate attacks
  • The Practical Effects of International Piracy upon the Practice of Maritime Law, part 2
  • The Practical Effects of International Piracy upon the Practice of Maritime Law, part 1
  • Houston, Texas attorney: How to hire the best lawyer for your international offshore accident Jones Act case.

• Cruise Ship Injuries
  • Cruise Ship Injury Help: I Hurt My Neck On a Luxury Liner!
  • Carnival Limitation of Liability, Jurisdiction & Statute of Limitations
  • Cruise passengers should read the fine print on their tickets
  • Crist v. Carnival
  • Carnival Corporation v. Carlisle
  • Read the Coast Guard Safety Alert on the Carnival Splendor
  • Coast Guard issues scathing alerts on Carnival re: Splendor “Cruise to Nowhere”
  • Carnival Splendor Debacle Begs the Question – “How Safe Are Cruise Ships?”
  • Carnival Cruise Lines Has a History of Reported Fires
  • Bad News Continues for Carnival – Read About Recent Accidents and Injuries
  • What Cruise Ship Employees Need to Know About Their Rights
  • Are Cruise Ships Dangerous?
  • What You Need to Do Following a Cruise Ship Injury
  • Bill Designed to Improve Cruise Ship Passenger Safety
  • Top 8 Actions You Should Take If You Have Been the Victim of a Cruise Ship Assault
  • Neck Injury Sustained on a Cruise Ship
  • Cruise ship injury attorneys - Legal rights of passengers and crewmembers when injured on a cruise ship
  • Cruise ship injury cases - What are my legal rights if I am hurt on a cruise ship?
  • You have legal remedies if you are hurt on a cruise ship
  • Injured on a cruise ship? You have legal rights

• General
  • What Qualities Make the Best Jones Act Attorney?
  • NTSB recommended cell phone ban should be enforced on the water
  • Maritime Injury Lawyer Understands the Loneliness of Being an Offshore Victim
  • Alcohol, Drugs and Water Tourism: The Perfect Cocktail for Needing a Scuba Diving Accident Attorney
  • Florida sunken boat ruling significant in determining admiralty venues
  • Several Merchant Marine academies not providing cadets with survival suits
  • Curtis Oswalt v. Resolute Industries Inc.
  • UK Review of Lifeboat and Launching Systems’ Accidents
  • Simmons v. Berglin
  • Small Vessel Security Strategy Implementation Plan
  • Valladolid v Pacific Operations Offshore 9th
  • Clark v. Kellogg Brown Root LLC
  • Read S2174: the Pilot Rate Board Bill
  • S2174 would give Boston pilots their first raise in over 10 years.
  • Seafarers once again caught in the middle in recent pirate attack
  • Seafarers face terrorism threats in Red Sea and Malacca Straits, Part 1
  • Seafarers face terrorism threats in Red Sea and Malacca Straits, Part 2
  • Jones Act Vessel Explained - Steward v. Dutra
  • Attorney Brian Beckcom Representing Crewmen of Attacked Freighter
  • Your Rights as an Injured Longshoreman
  • Head Trauma – A Type of Maritime Injury
  • Exposure to Lead in Maritime Employment
  • Board Certified Injury Attorney explain asbestos exposure cases and the Jones Act
  • Settlement values for Jones Act and maritime injury case
  • Financial Insecurity & Wrongful Termination - Two Big Fears When You Suffer An On-The-Job Injury
  • How to hire the best lawyer for your injury or accident case
  • Reporting your offshore injury
  • What damages are recoverable when someone dies at sea?
  • Injury at Sea? - 6 Critical Things to Know If You Are Injured At Sea
  • What is a Longshoreman?

Video Library

• Learn About The Jones Act:
  • Injured On Land? You Can Still Have A Jones Act Case
  • Maritime Attorney Explains Jones Act Law
  • How Much Can You Get for Lost Wages in a Jones Act Lawsuit?
  • Seaman Injury Lawyer Explains What 'Seaman' Means
  • What Is The Jones Act? Attorney Answers
  • How Do You Calculate A Jones Act Claim?
  • Houston Offshore Injury Attorney Explains Admiralty Law & Jones Act
  • Houston Texas Attorney Answers Frequently Asked Questions

• Offshore Oil Rig Accident:
  • Jury Verdict Against Diamond Offshore By Our Lawyers
  • Jack Up Rig Injury Lawsuit Settled Against Superior Energy Services
  • Offshore Injury Settlement $600,000 | Jones Act | Jack Up Rig
  • Offshore Rig Injury? Lawyer Teaches Your Legal Rights
  • Offshore Rig Injury? Attorney Explains Your Legal Rights

• Diver Accident Lawyer:
  • Dive Injury? Lawyer Explains Your Legal Rights

• Maritime Back and Neck Injuries:
  • How Is an Offshore Spine Injury Proved In a Lawsuit?
  • Maritime Neck or Back Injury? Lawyer Gives Tips

• Hiring A Lawyer:
  • Jones Act Lawyer | Offshore Injury Attorney | Houston, Texas
  • Why You Need A Lawyer After Maritime Injury
  • Gulf Coast Maritime Injury? Texas Lawyer A Good Choice
  • Injured Offshore? You Need A Lawyer Who Knows The Jones Act Law
  • Find the Best Lawyer for YOUR Offshore Injury Case

• Offshore Injury Resources:
  • Significant Maritime Injuries Justify Legal Action
  • Maritime Claims Adjusting Companies Are NOT on Your Side
  • Co-Worker Recorded Statements Will Hurt Your Injury Claim
  • Injury End Your Offshore Career? You Have a Legal Claim for Lost Wages
  • Will I Get Fired for Filing a Jones Act Lawsuit?
  • "Unseaworthy" - What Does It Mean? Maritime Lawyer Explains.
  • Where Will Your Maritime Case Be Filed? Offshore Injury Lawyer Explains
  • Maritime Injury - Protect Your Future
  • Offshore Accident Reports - Attorney Explains What Matters
  • Calculating Offshore Injury Pain and Suffering
  • Welcome to Houston Texas Attorney Brian Beckcom's Library

• Company Tricks Exposed:
  • Maintenance Payments Too Low? Here Is Our Solution
  • Secret Videotaping? Yes, the companies do it following an offshore injury.
  • How Company Doctors May Hurt Your Maritime Injury Lawsuit
  • "Wage Replacement"? Do NOT Sign That Document After Maritime Injury!
  • Jones Act Lawyer Exposes Common Company Tricks
  • Lost Wages After Maritime Injury? You Have Options
  • Sign This Release, Then See A Doctor: Company Trick
  • Can Your Company Force You To Get Medical Under Insurance? No!
  • Recorded Statement After Your Offshore Injury DAMAGES YOUR CLAIM
  • Hurt Offshore? You DO NOT Have To See The Company Doctor!
  • Do I Have To See The Company Doctor After Offshore Injury? NO!
  • Offshore Injury - The number one mistake you can make to hurt your case
  • Maritime Injury - Should you give a recorded statement to the insurance company?
  • DO NOT Give A Recorded Statement To Your Employer Or The Insurance Company

• Tugboat Injuries:
  • Tugboat Injury? Jones Act Attorney Explains Your Rights

• BP Oil Spill Injury Claims:
  • Damages Due To BP Oil Spill?
  • Houston Jones Act Attorney Explains BP Oil Spill Legal Claims
  • Oil Rig Explosion Lawyer: BP Blames Transocean Rig Workers for Deepwater Horizon Disaster
  • Newly Released Video of Transocean Rig Burning

• Deckhand Injury:
  • Offshore Supply Boat Lawsuit Settled By Our Law Firm
  • Deckhand Injury? Lawyer Explains Jones Act Rights

• Medical Treatment Problems:
  • What Is Maximum Medical Improvement?
  • Problem Seeing Doctors After Offshore Injury? Lawyer Can Help.
  • Who pays medical bills if I am injured offshore?
  • Does The Company Have To Pay Your Medical Bills After An Offshore Injury?

• Marine License Revocation:
  • Free Lawyer For Maritime License Proceedings

• Blackball Concerns?:
  • True Story: Client Was Not Blackballed After He Sued
  • TX Attorney Answers Your Questions On Maritime Blacklisting

• International Maritime Injury Claims:
  • International Maritime Injury Lawyer
  • VBAttorneys Handles Cases Everywhere

• Cruise Ship Injuries:
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Frequently Asked Questions

• Learn About The Jones Act
  • How long do I have to file a Florida maritime knee injury claim?
  • What is the length of time before a Jones Act back injury case settles or goes to trial?
  • Do I have a cause of action for falling overboard without suffering physical injuries?
  • Is a private yacht crewmember considered a Jones Act seaman?
  • Is the vessel owner liable if a crewmember gets injured on a gangway that belongs to the pier?
  • Where can I find a medical specialist to treat my maritime injury following an accident?
  • If I was injured in a maritime accident, when am I entitled to see a medical specialist under the Jones Act?
  • Is a ship inspector covered under the Jones Act if injured on the vessel?
  • I have been deemed unfit for duty and my employer is claiming the McCorpen defense. What does this mean?
  • What can I do to avoid suffering financial harm when I have been deemed unfit for duty following a maritime injury?
  • What costs are covered if I am deemed not fit for duty and I am entitled to receive cure?
  • I was deemed not fit for duty. How much will I be entitled to receive for maintenance?
  • How much are offshore oil worker safety bonuses?
  • Where can I find the best Jones Act attorney to represent me following a maritime injury?
  • Can an injured platform worker file a Jones Act lawsuit?
  • Can my employer force me to file a vessel injury claim on my personal health insurance policy?
  • What Makes Things Hard for Your Jones Act Lawyer?
  • What is the difference between lost wages and loss of earning capacity?
  • How long do I have to file a Jones Act claim?
  • How long does it take the average Jones Act lawsuit to be filed?
  • Where must my Jones Act lawsuit be filed?
  • How long before my Jones Act case gets a settlement offer or goes to trial?
  • What is "loss of enjoyment of life?"
  • I was injured in an Alabama maritime accident. How can a lawyer help me?
  • What is the difference between worker's comp and maintenance and cure?
  • How are lost potential earnings calculated following a Mississippi maritime accident?
  • How are mental anguish damages calculated after a serious Alabama offshore accident?
  • Does not disclosing a pre-existing condition negate a Jones Act claim?
  • I recently injured my elbow-fortunately not seriously-when it was hit by a swinging crane hook during securing operations when the ship was in rough swells at anchor. The operation could easily have been done the day before in better conditions but for some reason the chief mate decided that washing down the main deck was a priority. Do I have a case against my employer?
  • Does my Jones Act seaman status end when I am paid off?
  • What is the difference between Admiralty Law and Maritime Law?
  • How do I know if my maritime injury claim is worth pursuing?
  • How long does it take to settle the average Jones Act claim?
  • Who is responsible for a slip and fall on a vessels deck?
  • What compensation is available for a mooring line accident?
  • What are some examples of unseaworthiness?
  • Are fishing vessel crewmembers covered under the Jones Act?
  • I heard that I may be able to pursue punitive damages if my employer refuses to pay my maintenance and cure benefits. Is that true?
  • How will I pay my living expenses if Im hurt in an offshore accident?
  • What are some examples of an unseaworthy vessel?
  • Can I recover compensation for money I would have made in the future, if I hadnt been permanently injured in an offshore accident?
  • If no one is at fault for my injury offshore, do I still get an medical benefits or wage replacement/lost wages?
  • If I am injured offshore, can I bring claims for negligence against the parties who are at fault?
  • I was injured on a U.S. government vessel - Do I have a Jones Act case?
  • How do I know if I am a Jones Act "seaman?"
  • What is "maintenance and cure?"
  • What is a Jones Act "vessel?"
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• Offshore Oil Rig Accident
  • Following a maritime chemical burn, to what damages might a victim be entitled?
  • What can I do if I accepted a settlement offer too early following a Louisiana offshore injury?
  • What should I do if I was involved in an offshore oil rig accident and suffered from oil exposure?
  • I suffered an Alabama maritime skull fracture. What can I expect for treatment?
  • I suffered a New Iberia maritime burn injury. Who might be liable for my injuries?
  • Who is entitled to receive compensation for a wrongful death following a Hoover maritime accident?
  • Do I have to sign paperwork in order to receive medical benefits when my maritime injury is related to a pre-existing condition?
  • Why is my maritime employer pressuring me to sign paperwork immediately following an offshore accident?
  • Why are Montgomery back sprains and strains so common among maritime workers?
  • I work on an Exxon Mobile oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. I am worried about my exposure to dangerous substances on the rig. If I mention the problem to the company, I might get demoted or fired. What should I do?
  • My co-worker was seriously injured on a Gulf of Mexico offshore oil platform. I had been worried before the accident about the faulty equipment we were using, but was afraid to complain. Was I wrong to keep my mouth shut?
  • I was injured on an oil platform in the Gulf. Do I need to hire a Mississippi maritime lawyer?
  • What are the common causes of oil rig accidents?
  • What is the definition of an offshore major injury?
  • I was injured in an offshore rig accident. Should I give a recorded statement to the insurance company?
  • I injured my back on an offshore drilling rig. Do I have a claim?

• Diver Accident Lawyer
  • What is the maritime safety policy of EPIC Divers and Marine?
  • What is the time limit for filing a lawsuit following a Morgan City diving accident while working for DivCon?
  • Is there a difference between decompression sickness and caisson disease?
  • Are diving accidents covered under the Jones Act?
  • Can the diving company be held liable for my commercial diving injuries?
  • How long does it take for symptoms of the bends to surface?
  • Are divers covered by the Jones Act?

• Maritime Back and Neck Injuries
  • Can I sue my employer for not disclosing my medical information?
  • What are the treatment options for sciatica following a Louisiana maritime back injury?
  • When should injured Alabama offshore workers seek medical treatment for chronic neck pain?
  • I suffered a Biloxi maritime spinal cord injury; what can I expect my life to be like now?
  • How is the monetary value of a Jones Act back injury determined?
  • What are the signs and symptoms of a Mobile maritime rotator cuff injury?
  • What are the various types of paralysis that result in a need for a Jackson maritime attorney?
  • What are the treatment options following a Gulfport maritime neck injury?
  • Why is the maintenance for my back injury ridiculously low?
  • I hurt my back after slipping on the deck. The doctor said that I have a herniated disc. Should I file a maritime injury claim? What are my rights?
  • How long before my neck case goes to trial or settles?
  • Where must my back injury lawsuit be filed?
  • How long do I have to file a back and neck claim?
  • How much is an offshore back injury case worth?

• Hiring A Lawyer
  • I have just finished training for my Gulf Coast maritime job and am going to apply for a TWIC card. What could disqualify me from getting one?
  • Why Should I Consult a Maritime Accident Lawyer about my Injury?
  • I was injured in a barge accident. How can a Houston Jones Act attorney help me?
  • Do I need a boat accident attorney if I was hurt while working as a fisherman?
  • What questions should I ask before hiring a maritime attorney?
  • What is a Board Certified maritime attorney?
  • How can a Corpus Christi maritime attorney help me with my maritime claim?
  • What are some of the qualifications I should look for in a maritime attorney?
  • How much will it cost to hire you for my maritime injury case?
  • What can I expect in a Jones Act lawsuit?

• Offshore Injury Resources
  • I was injured in a Shreveport maritime accident. How should I choose a physician?
  • I was exposed to asbestos building ships on the Gulf Coast years ago. I just found out that I have mesothelioma. Is it too late to sue the company I worked for?
  • What is Fit For Duty?
  • My husband has a head injury. It happened when a falling tool hit him on a Baton Rouge barge. Now that he is home from the hospital, he seems agitated and I cant calm him down. Will this last forever?
  • My husband was recently killed in a maritime accident working on a New Orleans barge. How can I be sure my kids and I are provided for?
  • Can a Birmingham maritime lawyer help me receive compensation for my medical expenses following a burn injury?
  • Why do the Alabama maritime attorneys offer free resources to potential clients?
  • What steps should I take following an Alabama offshore injury?
  • How does asbestos make a person sick and how can I tell if I have an asbestos-related condition from my Texas shipyard work?
  • What is the difference between loss of enjoyment of life and loss of consortium?
  • What Are Six Things You Can Do After a Mississippi Maritime Injury to Supercharge Your Quality of Life?
  • Now What? I've Obtained a Document of Continuity; How Else Should I Prepare for the Resolution of a Mississippi Maritime Injury?
  • Who can help me recover from my Alabama offshore injury besides my Jones Act attorney?
  • What is the main cause of Florida boat accident injuries?
  • When does a Florida boat accident need to be reported? Do I need a lawyer if I was injured?
  • What is considered a boating accident and who can be held liable for injuries and damages?
  • Can I recover compensation for my injuries from a boat accident? The operator of the boat was drunk when the accident occurred.
  • Do I have to tell the company everything about my medical history? It seems unnecessary to me.
  • How will I pay my bills while I am unable to work following a maritime injury?
  • What is the Longshoreman Act?
  • Nobody was at fault in my maritime accident. Am I still eligible for compensation?
  • Ive been injured while working at sea now what?
  • What do you mean by the term maritime law?
  • What is the definition of a vessel under the Jones Act?
  • What exactly is a Jones Act seaman?
  • What does my company owe me for maintenance and cure?
  • What is maximum cure or maximum medical improvement?
  • What is the statute of limitations under the Jones Act for injuries at sea?
  • What is General Maritime Law?
  • What does "unseaworthiness" mean??
  • What is my offshore injury case worth and how quickly should I expect the company to settle my case?

• Company Tricks Exposed
  • Can a company deny an offshore worker unemployment benefits?
  • As offshore drilling moves into deeper waters, what safety efforts are being used to minimize the risks of maritime accidents?
  • What is Shell Oil’s policy regarding maritime safety?
  • What training do maritime employers utilize to prevent offshore accidents?
  • When might my employer try to deny my claim for maintenance and cure following a maritime accident?
  • How do company changes to safety policies and procedures protect employers from Jones Act claims?
  • What is the safety policy of Diamond Offshore Drilling, designed to prevent Houston maritime injuries?
  • What is the maritime safety policy of Hercules Offshore, Inc.?
  • What safety policies does Aries Marine use to prevent Louisiana maritime injuries?
  • I was recently injured in my maritime Gulf Coast job. I heard that my offshore company might secretly videotape me. Is this true? How can I know if it is happening to me?
  • How do I know if my company is planning to discredit me?
  • Can my employer access my medical records for evidence?
  • Why would my employer ask me to complete a handwritten statement immediately following my maritime accident?
  • My employer asked me to see the company doctor after I was hurt offshore. Is that a good idea?
  • Am I required to give a written statement after I am injured?
  • If I am injured offshore, am I required to sign paperwork in exchange for receiving medical benefits or maintenance payments?
  • If I suffer an offshore injury, am I required to see only company doctors?

• Tugboat Injuries
  • Can I file a Jones Act lawsuit if I was hurt on a tugboat? I injured my back and will need surgery.

• BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
  • Are the workers who were on the Deepwater Horizon rig the only ones who have legal rights?
  • I was hurt in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. I don't want to sue my employer. Can I sue only BP and the others, and not my employer?
  • When will my maintenance and cure payments run out? I wasinjured onthe Transocean rig when it exploded.

• Deckhand Injury
  • If I suffered a minor back injury in the past, should I disclose it during my maritime pre-employment medical screening?
  • I suffered from a Louisiana offshore knee dislocation. What examinations, tests, and treatments will I have to undergo?
  • I had an Alabama offshore deckhand injury, and I think my offshore employer is responsible. How can I prove it?
  • What steps can I take to prevent a Mississippi shoulder bursitis offshore injury?
  • What are the treatments and tests for a Monroe maritime chemical eye injury?
  • What types of treatments will I face following my Meridian maritime hand injury?
  • How can I prevent and treat a Hattiesburg maritime immersion foot injury?
  • What are my options for treatment following a Huntsville maritime knee injury?
  • What should I do if my family member was injured in a barge fire?
  • Are barge workers protected under the Jones Act?
  • Could I be entitled to more than maintenance and cure after an injury I sustained as a deckhand?
  • What happens if my employer wont pay for my medical care? They refuse to pay, despite the fact that I sustained these injuries while working as a deckhand.
  • Do I need to report an injury that occurred on a barge? I was working as a deckhand at the time of the accident.
  • What is the quickest way to obtain compensation for injuries I sustained as a deckhand?
  • My maritime employer has been pressuring me to get back to work, but Im not sure if I am ready. I hurt my back when I fell on the deck and I am still in pain. Should I just go back to work, so I dont risk losing my job?
  • I was working as a deckhand or tankerman on a barge and got injured. What are my legal rights?
  • I worked as a deckhand or a tankerman and was injured on a vessel. What are my legal rights?

• Medical Treatment Problems
  • Who pays for my medical bills if Im hurt in a maritime accident?
  • I was hurt offshore and need surgery. How do I get the company to pay for my surgery?

• Marine License Revocation
  • How can a DUI affect a mariner?
  • Can I apply for a TWIC card if I have a criminal felony record?
  • What is boating under the influence?
  • What is a Document of Continuity?
  • How does a DUI affect merchant mariner's documentation?

• Blackball Concerns?
  • Can verbal remarks by a crewmember constitute sexual harassment?
  • What is the Seaman’s Protection Act?
  • Am I at risk of being fired if I file a maritime injury claim?
  • Can my employer block my unemployment benefits?
  • Will I get fired if I hire an attorney for my Jones Act case?
  • If I file a maritime injury claim, will I be blackballed / blacklisted?
  • Will I get fired or "blacklisted" if I hire a lawyer or pursue a legal claim after getting hurt offshore?

• Longshoreman Claims
  • What is the compensation for injuries under the LHWCA?
  • What is the procedure to apply for LHCWA compensation after an injury?
  • What laws protect me if I am injured in a shipyard accident?
  • What is the difference between the Jones Act and LHWCA?
  • Who pays for an injured longshoremans medical bills?
  • Im a longshoreman and I was injured on the job. What should I do?
  • Can I file a third party claim against someone other than my employer under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act?

• International Maritime Injury Claims
  • What is COGSA?
  • I am not a U.S. citizen but was injured while working for a U.S. company. What are my legal rights?

• Cruise Ship Injuries
  • When are cruise ship accidents and injuries covered under U.S. maritime law?
  • I was hurt while working on a cruise ship. Is the cruise line responsible for my medical bills?
  • Are cruise ship workers covered under the Jones Act?
  • What law applies to my cruise ship injury claim if I was an employee of the cruise ship?

• Questions for Maritime Accident Lawyers
  • The company won’t let me go back to work because of a doctor’s error on my USCG physical exam form. What should I do?
  • Is there such a thing as an illegal order in commercial shipping and am I obligated to follow it?
  • The company has given me just a few days to sign their settlement offer for my ankle injury. What should I do?
  • What should I do if I’ve been fired for blowing the whistle on my employer?
  • I am an engineer on deep sea vessels and have firsthand knowledge of numerous instances where the oily water separator was bypassed and pollution illegally discharged. Should I come forward?
  • As mate on a tug, what can I do to help my own legal case in the event I ever need to file a lawsuit against my employer for an injury on the job? -Robert M., Biloxi
  • A seaman is injured overseas. The captain deems him to be "fit" and refuses to send him ashore to a doctor. He tells the seaman "You can either ride the ship back to the States under "light duty" (assuming it's not on a permanent foreign charter) and then you can see a doctor or "you can first sign off here (foreign port) under a mutual consent termination, then go to a doctor here (at your own expense) and then fly yourself home (at your own expense)."
    What is the seaman supposed to do?
  • Is a seaman allowed to openly (or secretly) tape record a supervisor for potential evidence in a disability claim? If students can record teachers with their phones and get them suspended, is there any comparison with maritime?
  • Two days before reaching the States, the Captain wants to break articles and asks the crew to sign off. If the crew does this, and then a seaman gets hurt before reaching the States, is there any recourse against the Captain and does this change the company's ability to refuse to pay disability?
  • In a U.S. port, a seaman is injured. He requests to see his own doctor. The captain refuses to pay him off until he signs off articles. The ship is sailing in 12 hours.What should he do?
  • In a U.S. port, a seaman is injured. He requests to see his own doctor. The captain refuses to pay him off until he signs off articles. The ship is sailing in 12 hours. What should he do?
  • How does an American seaman's right to request their own doctor work if the vessel is in a foreign port? For example, you're in West Africa, the clinic is unsanitary and you have serious concerns about the doctor's skill level. Moreover, there's a serious language barrier between you and the MD.
  • I am a licensed deck officer on a coastwise tanker. All the mates on board are told we must perform routine maintenance on cargo tank valves. This is a duty that is supposed to be done by the pumpman, who belongs to the engine department. However, on this ship, the chief engineer (who seems to have more authority than the captain) does not let the pumpman work on these valves, so the mates are forced to do it. I do not have any training in working on valves nor do I feel comfortable doing so. Three weeks ago, I severely fractured my right wrist while overhauling a stuck valve on the Number 3 port side tank. Do I have a cause of action against the company?
  • I have been a longshoreman for over 10 years and never suffered even a minor injury until three weeks ago when I broke my ankle after slipping on a patch of oil that wasnt cleaned up off the warehouse floor. How long do I have to file for benefits? Also, what benefits could I receive?
  • Is my employer required to provide and pay for personal protective equipment?
  • There are reports that some of the Deepwater Horizon plaintiffs have discovered hidden fees being charged by some aggressive lawyers. How do I avoid this happening to me?

• General
  • What are some of the risk factors for Texas tugboat injuries?
  • I work on a Gulf of Mexico offshore oil platform and am worried about my exposure to benzene . What can I do to be sure I am safe?
  • What is loss of consortium?
  • Are Oil Rig Workers Considered Seamen According to the Jones Act?
  • Which Alabama offshore workers are covered by the Jones Act?
  • Who is responsible for using unqualified personnel: the company or the worker?
  • What is maintenance and cure?
  • Does federal or state law apply to maritime injuries?

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