Maritime Injuries

Houston Maritime Attorney

Marine work is difficult, dirty, and dangerous. Whether the job is on workboats or rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, or Africa, on push boats and barges on the inland waterways, on tankers and cargo vessels on the high seas, or shore-side on the docks and at marine terminals—maritime workers face unique risks.

Because of these dangers, seamen, longshoremen, and other maritime workers enjoy special protection under the law. The lawyers at Doyle Raizner have successfully litigated claims for injuries at sea on behalf of hundreds of working men and women and, in the event of a wrongful death, their survivors.

Our experience spans injuries occurring on: jack-up drilling rigs, fixed offshore platforms, supply boats, workboats, push boats, barges, and oceangoing vessels.

When a major U.S. shipping company refused to honor its responsibilities to a long-time employee who suffered career-ending injuries on a tanker in the Gulf of Alaska, Doyle Raizner took the case to trial. A Texas jury returned a verdict for our client of over $2.5 million, which was more than 10 times the shipping company's highest settlement offer.

 (Results obtained depend on the facts of each case.)

Admiralty and maritime law is a complicated area with its own special rules and procedures. That is why maritime workers and their families need the protection of highly qualified and experienced lawyers. Our experience in admiralty and maritime law includes claims involving the Jones Act, longshore negligence, unseaworthy vessels, and general maritime law.

If you have been injured at sea, please contact our offices in Houston, Texas, today.