Waterborne accidents can result in very complex boating and maritime injury cases. Determining the cause of an accident and identifying the responsible party can be difficult given that circumstances change very rapidly on the water. Evidence can si…
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A man who suffered severe burns while on the job at ExxonMobil’s refinery in Bayton, Texas has been awarded $.4 million in a maritime lawsuit.
The refinery worker suffered burns over 25 percent of his body as a result of a flash fire from hot o…
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Vincent Deering was injured while piloting a boat to move barges at a facility operated by his employer, National Maintenance & Repair, Inc. Deering had warned his supervisor of a defect in the boat’s steering mechanism that made it unsafe…
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In a recent decision, a United States District Court considered whether an injured worker was in fact a “seaman” for admiralty law purposes. The defendant argued that the issue was entitled to a jury trial because the plaintiff sued stric…
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