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Jones Act Attorney Defended Seaman From Unfair Seafarer’s Agreement, After $700 Severance Payment For Burns And Injuries From Fall A recent study showed that for every single open cruise ship job, there are 130 applicants. The popularity of cruise ship … Continue reading →

Jones Act Attorney: Vessel Owner Could Not Exclude Important Photographic Evidence of Seaman’s Skin Reaction To Carcinogen Jerry Burton began working for ABC, Inc., a vessel owner, in October 2005. Burton’s Jones Act attorney would later prove Burton, at that … Continue reading →

Jones Act Attorney Showed Seaman Had Become Employee At Time Of Accident This case happened because of a tragic accident, after ABC Dredge, Inc. was hired by Big Oil Exploring, Inc., to lay pipeline in canals in the Gulf of … Continue reading →

Jones Act Attorney Showed Having Share Of Profit From Catch Did Not Change “Employee” Status What makes a seaman an “employee”? A Jones Act attorney successfully defended against a vessel owner’s argument, about who is or is not an “employer” … Continue reading →

Jones Act Attorney Proved Scrap Vessel Owner Should Have Known Of Dangers Donald Frost worked for Creek Ship, Inc. as a deckhand on the tugboat, Alben. ABC Salvage had an old salvage dredge barge, SNOOPY, partially dismantled, and scheduled for … Continue reading →

Employment Contract Could Not Defeat Seaman’s Rights In Jones Act Coverage, Jones Act Attorney Showed Employment contracts for seamen are not uncommon, and those contracts may conflict with an injured seaman’s basic rights, noted a Jones Act attorney, at a … Continue reading →

Release Executed By Seaman Should Have Involved Jones Act Attorney, Court Says Martin was employed, said his Jones Act attorney at trial, as a processor on the vessel Astor Fish. On his very first voyage, he was hurt by a … Continue reading →