California Maritime Law Attorney
Ventura • Santa Barbara • Los Angeles Counties
The firm of The Law Offices of Richard R. Bredlau offers exceptional maritime law services to clients throughout California including Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles Counties. Workers’ compensation laws function differently when it comes to employees who work at sea, and they are subject to a federal law known as the “Jones Act.”
The services of a qualified work boat injury lawyer can help to get the professional mariner compensation for the injury, lost wages, and other damages. This can affect anyone who is employed aboard a boat. Richard Bredlau can represent your interests as a Jones Act Lawyer via the commercial side of maritime personal injury litigation.
Richard Bredlau has the background and experience to see that you are treated fairly.
Most maritime attorneys are competent to represent the victim of a maritime personal injury. However, Mr. Richard Bredlau has a nautical background that is unique among maritime attorneys. This practical, hands-on maritime experience translates to an understanding of how things work aboard a wide variety of boats, which in turn provides a unique insight into how an injury may have occurred.
Maritime personal injury cases are controlled by a wide range of state and federal regulations. The laws which are applicable to any particular case will depend upon where the injury took place, whether the injured person was a member of the crew and, if so, the nature of the employment, and an analysis of the insurance coverage that may be available.
Work Boat Injuries
An injured professional mariner will find himself (or herself) under the purview of the Jones Act, which is the federal workers’ compensation system for individuals who are employed on a boat. Clients can benefit from the experience of a lawyer who knows how to handle work boat injuries. When you contact The Law Offices of Richard R. Bredlau, you benefit from the services of an experienced lawyer with specialized knowledge and practical experience in this field.
If you’ve been injured on any type of ship, vessel or oil rig, including fishing boats, tug boats or two boats, or as a longshoreman, you’re entitled to past and future wages, payment for any disfigurement or the loss of ability to care for yourself, your past and future medical bills, pain and suffering and anguish, rehabilitation expenses and other accident out of pocket costs.
A vessel owner has an obligation to exercise due diligence to make his vessel seaworthy. If a seaman is injured or becomes ill as a result of the vessel’s unseaworthiness, the owner is liable to the seaman for his damages.
Our legal services are invaluable to anyone who has been injured while employed aboard a boat. Many state and federal regulations affect maritime personal injury cases, as well as questions about the location where the injury occurred and the identity of the injured person.
Now is the time when you need an experienced maritime lawyer, Richard Bredlau, most. Contact us for your Maritime Injuries.
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