Helpful but not Needed: Filing Offshore Accident Report in New Orleans

Filing a claim under the Jones Act Law is still possible even if you didn't file an accident report at the time of your injury. Law firms in New Orleans can help you with the paperwork for any claim or report.

It's still in your best interest to file a written accident report with your employer and you should attempt to do so as soon as possible. Unfortunately, many employers attempt to avoid this documentation by telling you to delay the report until you're recovered. Sometimes this results in missing your window of opportunity to file the report as evidence in your offshore injury claim.

This isn't the end of the line for your claim! Many Jones Act Law claims have been successfully settled by our law firm in New Orleans without an accident report. It takes a bit more work on our side, but as long as you have other evidence to prove that your injury occurred because of negligence while you were working, we can help.

You'll want to document everything possible about your offshore explosion or other maritime accident and injuries. The more evidence you have to support your claim that another party's negligence caused the accident and your injuries, the more integrity your claim will have.

While accident reports are beneficial to your injury claim, recorded statements may not be. You should be careful to keep discussions about your accident between yourself and your attorney and learn what's necessary to file your claim.  

After an Offshore Explosion, Contact a Law Firm in New Orleans 

The Jones Act law provides you with certain protections your employer may not want you to know about. A Jones Act attorney from a law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana can help you if you have suffered boating accident injuries, an offshore accident or other injuries that fall under maritime law.

Though The Young Firm is are based in Louisiana, we are ready and able to help injured victims throughout the U.S. Order our free Maritime Injury Law guide and/or our guide to what to do when you are injured offshore to learn all about your rights as an injured worker.

When you are ready to get started with your Jones Act injury case, we urge you to contact us today for a FREE case evaluation - call 504-680-4100 or toll-free at 866-938-6113.