Have You Suffered An Accident Or Injury Offshore?
The waters of our beautiful shores are full of wealth that sustains many communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. But they are not without their dangers, especially when corporations and employers cut corners and fail to respect crucial safety and environmental laws and regulations.
Injuries are tragically common among those who work offshore throughout the country, and offshore incidents can also become inland dangers. These injuries and illnesses disrupt lives and can leave families and even communities struggling to stay afloat.
At our firm, Waltzer Wiygul Garside & Wild, we take great pride in helping those suffering from such injuries and injustices. If you have been hurt in any offshore employment or incident, our maritime injury lawyers will accompany you throughout the recovery and claim process to see that you obtain financial compensation.
Waltzer Wiygul Garside & Wild: Defending Our Waters And Those Injured On Them
Our law firm has a proud history of fighting for the fragile and essential waterways of Louisiana, Mississippi, and beyond. While the environment has been at the forefront of many of our fights, reckless and negligent companies are often no more careful with the human lives under their care than they are with our waters.
We gladly took on many of these maritime injury cases, fighting for fishermen, longshoremen, oil rig workers, dock workers, and more. We have helped hundreds of these injured men and women navigate their injury claims to secure compensation for medical costs, lost pay, disabilities and more.
Victims of the BP oil spill have been, in particular, bolstered by our firm’s constant work pushing for justice and compensation as we make sure the company pays up under the Oil Pollution Act. Regardless of who your employer is or how you have been hurt, we will find the right laws or mechanisms to hold them accountable and secure both justice and compensation.
What Maritime Injury Claims Can We Help With?
While some maritime injuries, such as boating accidents, can often be handled with a traditional personal injury claim against the negligent party, maritime workers injured on the job do not always have the same options as those injured on land. Workers’ compensation claims are not available to offshore workers, especially those who work most of the time on vessels like fishing trawlers, oil rigs, cargo freighters or cruise ships.
Fortunately, there are other options for injured maritime workers, all of which we have significant experience working on:
- Jones Act claims for maritime workers injured at sea hold at-fault employers accountable for even more damages than a traditional land-based employment workersโ compensation claim.
- Longshore and Harbor Workersโ Compensation Act claims allow even those who work on land but in ship-based industries, like dockworkers and repairmen, to claim injury compensation.
- Unseaworthiness claims to hold employers accountable when ships and vessels are unsuitable or hazardous and cause injuries.ย
- Maintenance and Cure claims for workers who are injured or become ill at sea, whose employers fail to pay necessary compensation for medical coverage and life expenses on shore while they recover.ย
These maritime-specific claims can often be used in combination with each other or with more universal personal injury negligence claims. Knowing which claims to bring and how to combine them is just one of the many valuable skills our maritime injury lawyers bring to the table when you work with Waltzer Wiygul Garside & Wild.
Injured On Our Waters? Call Waltzer Wiygul Garside & Wild
Regardless of whether you were harmed by an oil spill or in an offshore workplace injury, our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to guide you to the financial compensation you deserve.
Our results speak for themselves; each one a testament to improved lives, and corporations and employers held accountable.
However, we can only act if you reach out in time. Call Waltzer Wiygul Garside & Wild at (504) 254-4400 now to set up a consultation with one of our maritime injury lawyers and take the first step toward recovery. Every consultation is free, and we will gladly help you understand and explore your options.
