Want to know the best ways to get a settlement offer in your maritime Jones Act case? Will the company make you an offer? If you follow these steps, it is likely.

How can you settle your maritime injury or Jones Act case? Well I'm going to give you two ways that most companies use to try to settle a maritime case or Jones Act case.

The first is called mediation. Now mediation takes place after a suit is filed and after all the evidence is gathered on the case. The mediation is purely voluntary, usually both parties will spend the better part of a day going back and forth with offers and demands and if you're able to settle your case during the mediation there's an agreement that's reached and the case is settled. Now mediation is purely voluntary. The parties have to agree to go to mediate the case but it can be a very effective way to settle your Jones Act case.

A second way that Jones Act cases and maritime cases are often settled is through a settlement conference with the court. Usually in federal court these are conducted by the assistant judges of the magistrates. They usually do not last a whole day and again sometimes they're voluntary but a lot of courts will require that you actually go to one. They don't require that you settle the case but they do require that you attend one to try to make efforts to settle your case.

Mediation and settlement conferences are two very good ways that you may be able to settle your Jones Act case. Call us if you have any questions about your choices or your rights under maritime law or the Jones Act.