Maritime Case Results and Lawsuits
Representing maritime and offshore workers seriously injured at sea and families affected by fatal incidents
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Incident Types
Vessel accidents, equipment failures, structural failures, fires, explosions, chemical exposure, and other offshore incidents.
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Claim Types
Jones Act, unseaworthiness, Maintenance and Cure, LHWCA, OCSLA, and Death on the High Seas Act claims.
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Matter Types
Settlements, jury verdicts, and pending lawsuits.
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Liable Parties
Depending on the facts, liable parties may include vessel owners, contractors, equipment manufacturers, service providers, or other entities.
Maritime and Offshore Injury Case Results
The maritime and offshore injury cases below were resolved through jury verdicts or negotiated settlements. Each entry identifies the reported verdict or settlement obtained by The Ammons Law Firm for a client who was seriously injured or a family that lost a loved one in a maritime or offshore incident.
$950,000 Settlement: Pipe-Lift Elevator Fell on Roughnecks Foot
FACTS & ALLEGATIONSPlaintiff was a roughneck working on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While tripping the pipe out of the drilling hole, the brakes on the pipe-lift...
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Settlement: Personal Watercraft Owner Pays after Fatal Lake Accident
The Ammons Law Firm has successfully negotiated the settlement of a negligence case against the owner of a Wave Runner personal watercraft after the death of a 24-year-old Texas graduate...
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Settlement: Ship Worker Injury Settlement
On October 3, 2007, a crew member aboard the M/V Galena Bay ship tripped on chains improperly stored on a ship’s deck.“The defendant failed to keep the deck free from...
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Maritime and Offshore Injury Lawsuits
The maritime and offshore injury lawsuits below involve claims filed by The Ammons Law Firm arising from serious or fatal incidents at sea. Descriptions of pending cases reflect allegations made in filed pleadings. Those allegations have not been established as facts, and filing a lawsuit does not establish liability.
Personal Injury Lawyers File Lawsuit Against Taylor Machine Works and Dix Shipping After Longshoreman Suffers Catastrophic Injuries
The Ammons Law Firm has filed a lawsuit in Hidalgo County District Court following a devastating workplace accident that left a longshoreman with life-altering injuries at the Port of Brownsville,...
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Workplace Injury Lawyers File Lawsuit Against Cimsa Americas, Watco, Consolidated Crane, and Others After Fatal Crane Accident Kills Worker
The Ammons Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against several industrial companies following a tragic workplace accident at the Greens Port Terminal in Houston. The defendants named in the legal...
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