Barge Accident Attorney Vital to Jones Act Lawsuit

Barge accidents can cause severe damage, destruction and injury. Barge accidents often occur when barges are accidentally freed from their tugboats and stream along without guidance, crashing into other boats, bridges and structures.

Employees aboard barges may also be injured in the course of barge crashes or simply though their course of employment at sea. When a barge employee is injured on the job, the Jones Act mandates ensuing lawsuits. The Jones Act is a law that covers all maritime/sea-based employees, and allows such employees to recover for injuries sustained through employer negligence.

A recent Jones Act lawsuit was filed by a barge employee against his employer, for injuries he sustained through work duties. The employee was a diver aboard the barge and claims to have suffered serious heart and lung injuries through diving instructions. The employee is further asserting that he has suffered great physical and mental pain, suffering and anguish and claims such injuries will continue to deteriorate the quality of his life for years to come.

The employer is denying any liability in saying they provided safe work premises and were not negligent in any manner.

For the employee to prevail on this Jones Act lawsuit, the employee will ultimately have to prove his employer breached the duty of keeping employees safe, which directly caused injury-as in any negligence claim. Jones Act claims differ from regular workers compensation claims through the necessity of proving negligence to establish fault. Jones Act claims require thorough investigation and attention to detail; meaning, it is greatly to your benefit to choose an attorney who has previously handled such claims successfully.

John Page is a senior partner at Page Law, a Missouri personal injury law firm that handles serious injury and death cases related to car and truck accidents. John can be reached 24 hours a day by calling 314.322.8515 or 1-800-227-2727. Via email at john@thepagefirm.com The firm has created numerous informative websites for injury victims. The sites include:

• www.injuredclient.com
• www.bargeaccidentlawgroup.com

The websites are packed with useful information related to all types of personal injury cases.

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