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5 Ways Your Employer Will Fight Your Jones Act Claim (Part B)

When you've been injured in a maritime accident, be aware that your employer will try to dispute your Jones Act claim. You should realize that you have legal rights under the Jones Act Law, which you should stand by with help from the Young Firm in Lafayette, LA. Attorneys there are familiar with cases like yours and are able to fight for your rights successfully.

5 Tactics Your Employer Will Use to Diminish Your Jones Act Claim

When filing lawsuits for emotional distress and physical injuries that you've suffered while working on a vessel or oil platforms in navigable waters, be wary of who's on your side and who's not.

  • Request a recorded statement - Your company's insurance company may contact you and ask for a recorded statement about your accident and injuries for documentation purposes; however, the intention of acquiring this information is to gain more knowledge of your past health and use it against you.
  • Hire private investigators - These investigators spy on you when you're not at work and will videotape your every move so they can get a clip showing that your injuries are less serious than you claim.
  • Insist you see a company doctor - Know that under the Jones Act Law, you don't have to see the company's doctor, and you can choose one that you're most comfortable with.
  • Reject your demand to see your own doctor -- If you do see a doctor chosen by your employer, but you come back insisting you get a second opinion from a doctor you trust, you most likely will be denied.
  • Find a way to twist your words - Your employer and the insurance company will try hard to catch something you say and turn it around. When you're asked questions, answer them truthfully, but don't give too many details or any assumptions of what you think happened.

The Jones Act Law was created to protect you in the event of a maritime injury. Know that in the Lafayette, LA, area, an attorney is available when you're in need of help for filing lawsuits for emotional distress and injuries after your accident.

Contact a Lafayette, LA, Attorney

The Jones Act law provides you with certain protections your employer may not want you to know about. A Jones Act attorney from The Young 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 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 1-504-680-4100 or toll free at 1-866-938-6113.




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