Providing Evidence of Maritime Accident Injury

Maritime law defines navigable water as water suitable for travel such as the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. This means that any offshore accident that occurs in waters not considered as navigable water can be denied coverage under maritime law.

If this is an issue in your claim, you will want to get to work with a maritime law attorney in New Orleans as soon as possible. Even if it is determined that your rights under maritime law are negated due to the location of your accident in non-navigable waters, you may have protection under other laws.

Workers' Compensation laws at the very least provide some protection, but you should definitely seek a more specific coverage of your rights under a maritime-based law.

The Jones Act Law protects many categories of maritime workers, and there are also other laws regarding water-based occupations that your attorney can review. No matter what the results, your attorney can work on insuring your rights as an injured worker are upheld under whichever laws apply best to your offshore accident claim.

Defining navigable water can be a difficult matter when your employer and insurance companies are involved. Knowing how and when maritime law applies to your accident case is important when seeking compensation. Make sure your rights are upheld and you obtain a fair settlement by working with a maritime law attorney from New Orleans. 

Contact a New Orleans Offshore Accident Maritime Law Attorney

Maritime law provides you with certain protections your employer may not want you to know about. A maritime law attorney from The Young Firm in New Orleans, Louisiana can help you if you have suffered maritime offshore accident injuries in a horrible diving accident or other accident that falls under maritime law or the Jones Act.

Though we 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.