What Is the Jones Act?
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The Jones Act allows injured seamen to file a personal injury suits.
What Is Maritime Law?
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Maritime Law involves any personal injury that happens on navigable waters.
Maintenance and Cure Rights
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Our firm helps injured seamen get maintenance and cure rights.
What Is a Seaman?
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If injured on the job, seamen have specific rights under the Jones Act.
What Is the Longshore Act?
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The Longshore Act applies to those injured while working by the water.
What If I have a Maritime Injury?
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Consult an attorney after a Maritime Injury to avoid statutes of limitations.
Filing a Maritime or Jones Act Claim
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Usually, personal injury victims have 3 years to file after the accident.
Maritime law is a term that refers to the area of practice involving navigable waterways. It will involve crew boat accidents. It will involve oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. It will involve tugboat injuries. Officially or technically, it is known as maritime law if the accident occurs on navigable water in this area that generally means the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. It is a body of law that gives rights to people who are injured on navigable waters.
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