Boat Accidents Lawyer • New Orleans Louisiana Boating Injury Claim Attorney

The Law Offices of John L. Young
Louisiana Boat Injury Claims Lawyer • New Orleans River Transport Injury Attorney

The waters of the Gulf of Mexico and of the inland rivers create great economic opportunities for people who are willing to work the available jobs. Unfortunately, the jobs are often more dangerous than they need to be, and many personal injuries result from negligence, recklessness, or unseaworthiness on the part of the owners and operators of the barges, oil rig transports, and commercial fishing boats. If you have been injured while working in a maritime job in the Gulf of Mexico, or on inland rivers, you may be entitled to damage awards.

For more than twenty-three years, The Law Offices of John L. Young has been representing people injured while on the job at sea or in the river transport trades. We know Louisiana law and maritime law, and we will work aggressively on your behalf to protect your rights.

To us, it’s not just an injury at stake. It’s your family’s financial livelihood.

Call us at the maritime personal injury claims attorneys’ law firm of The Law Offices of John L. Young. We’ll go over the details of how you got injured, and we’ll work aggressively on your behalf.

Call us at the Louisiana personal injury The Law Offices of John L. Young. For more than twenty-three years we’ve been helping people injured while on the job on boats, barges, oil rigs, and docks. We know that if we don’t take your injury seriously, the insurance companies surely won’t. 

The Law Offices of John L. Young
Maritime Law Offshore Injury Lawyer

Serving sailors, boat crews, and maritime industry workers along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and throughout the United States. Serving injured maritime industry workers in Orleans Parish, Blaqemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, including the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Also serving injured Mississippi River and Ohio River inland river transport workers.

According to the United States Coast Guard, in the past decade, there has been an increase in registered boats and personal watercraft (PWC) in the United States. In particular, the use of personal watercraft, such as Jet-Skis and other brands, has exploded since the 1990s. Not surprisingly, the United States Coast Guard also reports that each year there has been an increase in boating accidents that have resulted in serious injuries and sometimes death. If you have been injured on a boat, while boating or while engaged in other water sport activities, contact an attorney in your area to learn more about your legal rights. You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.

Federal Maritime Law or State Law

Generally, the legal issues associated with boating injuries are similar to other personal injury claims issues such as questions related to negligence, causation and damages. But before those questions can be answered, it must first be determined which law will control the case - federal maritime law or state tort law. The differences between federal maritime law and state tort law are significant and may impact the outcome of the case. An attorney who regularly handles boating injury cases has the experience to sort through the complex legal issues and help you achieve a fair outcome based on the facts of your case.

Rights of a Person Injured on or by a Watercraft

The potential claims of a person injured by a watercraft are determined by the injured person’s category: seaman, social guest, business visitor or bystander/swimmer/water skier. The category also determines the legal rules that will be applied to your claim.

Product Liability Claims - Personal Watercraft Such as Jet Skis

Although the majority of boating accidents occur due to the boat operator's negligence or recklessness, some boating accidents are caused by a defect of the boat itself. When an injury is caused by a defective or dangerous condition of the boat, the injured person may have a product liability case against the manufacturer of the boat. These claims allege that a manufacturer’s design defect makes the watercraft unreasonably dangerous when used in a "foreseeable manner."

Speak to a Personal Injury Lawyer

When a water-related accident occurs, you need a thorough investigation and evaluation of its cause(s) by an experienced maritime law attorney. Complex legal and safety issues may be involved. If you have been injured on a boat, while boating or while engaged in other water sport activities, contact an attorney in your area who has experience handling boat accident and injury claims.

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The most common causes of boating injuries and fatalities are: Capsizing, Falling Overboard & Collisions.