Case Filed for Jones Act Seaman Hurt During Rushed Work
- Arnold & Itkin
Attorneys Noah Wexler, Trevor Courtney, and Shane Munton recently filed suit in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana on behalf of a Jones Act seaman who suffered significant injuries to his groin, lower back, and leg while working offshore.
The owner of the vessel rushed our client's work in a way that no reasonable employer would have allowed. He was required to move hundreds of pounds of material without the proper equipment to handle that kind of load, and without an adequate crew to share the burden. When a vessel owner asks a single worker to do the job of a properly equipped team, the worker is the one who pays for it physically.
That is exactly what happened here. Our client now lives with painful injuries that could have been entirely avoided if the vessel owner had taken even the most basic precautions: providing the right tools, putting enough hands on the job, and giving him the time to do the work safely.
When vessel owners act this carelessly toward the safety of their employees, people inevitably get hurt. The maritime injury lawyers at Arnold & Itkin are proud to stand with our client and seek every dollar of compensation he deserves from the company responsible.