Maritime Accidents & Jones Act

Houston, Texas Maritime Law Accident Attorneys

Injured maritime workers and seamen are entitled to certain benefits under the Jones Act. If you are in service to a ship in navigable waters and have been injured while performing work either at sea or on land, you are eligible to receive maintenance and care for your injuries and lost wages.

The Jones Act and maritime law - who is eligible to receive benefits?

At the Friendswood, Texas law offices of Alton C. Todd, we have represented many employees injured in boat accidents and maritime settings. Our clients include workers injured at sea on offshore platforms, working in the harbor, or on navigable waters. We have acted for employees of cruise ships, commercial fishing boats, offshore drilling vessels, supply and crew boats, and tugs and barges.

If you have been injured on the job in a maritime accident, we can help you. Contact a maritime injury attorney at The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd for a free initial consultation to discuss your case.

We have obtained numerous verdicts and settlements for all types of maritime workers, including:

Maintenance and care benefits under the Jones Act

Injured maritime workers are eligible to receive an amount of money they would have received for food and lodging on a daily basis had they not be injured. Additionally, a ship's owner or operator must pay for the medical care of an injured employee until the injured worker returns to a full state of health. Under the Jones Act, an employer cannot choose your doctor or hospital and cannot force you to be accompanied by a company nurse or Human Resources representative on your trips to the doctor. Additionally, if negligence was involved on the part of a ship's owner or operator in causing your accident, you can seek additional damages under the Jones Act.

You maritime accident case is our cause

Because there are so many laws that may apply to injured maritime workers, it is important to work with an attorney who has significant experience helping seamen and others who were injured while at work in navigable waters. At our Houston area law firm, we have been helping employees hurt at sea for more than 30 years. We know the differences between the General Maritime Law, The Jones Act, The Public Vessels Act, The Longshoremen Harbor Workers Compensation Act, and The Death on High Seas Act. Cases arising from these laws are typically filed in federal court. We have appeared in federal courts in Texas and Louisiana many times during our years of involvement in admiralty cases. We use the knowledge gained in those appearances to get results for our clients who have been injured on a ship or at sea.

Contact a Jones Act and maritime law attorney

If you have been injured while working a maritime job, contact a Texas maritime accident lawyer who has the experience to get the results you need. Call our Friendswood office, The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd at 1-888-388-TODD.

For more information about maritime accidents, visit our Boat and Maritime Accident Information Center.