Maritime injury cases are not quick, simple cases. In a typical soft tissue car accident case, a paralegal or legal staff member will negotiate a fast settlement of a few thousand dollars for you with an insurance company adjuster. Your maritime injury case is much more serious and complicated. Your case will be handled by attorneys. Typically if you have suffered a serious injury, especially injuries which have required surgery, you may be seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more. Maritime companies and their insurance companies simply do not pay settlements of this amount without fully investigating and attempting to defend your claim. This process takes at least a few months even for smaller claims, and most serious maritime claims can take 12 to 14 months to resolve. [Note that the time period depends greatly upon the court where your suit has been filed. Some courts are much quicker than others.] However, you will usually have an idea of the value of your case within a few months of filing suit.  Your maritime or Jones Act case may be one of the most important experiences of your life so you need to handle it correctly, which may take time.

 


Q: How Long Will It Take To Resolve My Case?

A: Maritime injury cases are not quick, simple cases. In a typical "soft tissue" car accident case, a paralegal or legal staff member will negotiate a fast settlement of a few thousand dollars for you with an insurance company adjuster. Your maritime injury case is much more serious and complicated. Your case will be handled by attorneys. Typically if you have suffered a serious injury, especially injuries which have required surgery, you may be seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more.

Maritime companies and their insurance companies simply do not pay settlements of this amount without fully investigating and attempting to defend your claim. This process takes at least a few months even for smaller claims, and most serious maritime claims can take 12 to 14 months to resolve. [Note that the time period depends greatly upon the court where your suit has been filed. Some courts are much quicker than others.] However, you will usually have an idea of the value of your case within a few months of filing suit. 

Your maritime or Jones Act case may be one of the most important experiences of your life so you need to handle it correctly, which may take time.



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