Houston Maritime Attorney

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Like any other industry, anonymous is at risk of work-related injuries while having a watch at any time. The court recognized this and continued to work regularly to protect injured civilians through common maritime law. Maritime law allows offshore or maritime industry workers to claim compensation for any damage caused by medical complications.

How to choose the right attorney

Maritime law can be complicated. Although these laws are designed to protect the rights of marine workers who have been injured or ill, they can be difficult to navigate. This is why it is so important to get legal representations from attorneys who have a deep background in this particular area of ​​law. It is essential to choose an experienced marine lawyer. When choosing an attorney, you should ask how many cases they have filed. Don’t let an attorney dance around your question; You need to choose someone who is honest, ready to answer all your queries.

History of the Admiralty and Marriage Law

Admiralty law (also known as maritime law) governs ships and events that take place at sea. Although most countries have laws on maritime trade, shipping, and passenger transportation, many aspects of admiralty law are recognized internationally through multinational treaties. Since ships provided one of the earliest methods of transporting goods over long distances, the rules governing shipping date back to around 900 B.C. Can be found in

The idea of ​​a separate legal authority to control maritime issues was brought to the West by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to know about the idea during the Second Crusade while traveling to the Mediterranean with France's first husband, King Louis VII. The term admiralty law came from the court of the British Admiralty, who presided over maritime affairs separately from the General Law Court of England. Since the US judicial system was based on the British system the amended admiralty laws were gradually incorporated into our legal system after the ratification of the Constitution.

"When do I need a wedding?"

Maritime Injury Attorneys are present to help injured sailors or dock workers recover from serious injuries and get the compensation they need to cover the long-term medical costs of offshore. These include "navigable waters" (rivers and seas) and any accidents that occur in shelters or docks.

Our maritime lawyers represent injured clients:

Jack-up rig accident

Barge accident

Deck accident

Commercial fishing accidents

Togboat accident

Cargo ship accident

Oil platform accident

Shipyard accident

Our maritime attorneys represented more crew members of Deepwater Horizon and El Faro than any other law firm. We understand not only maritime law, but the practice and culture of maritime employers. Talk to us to discuss your case so we can see your legal and financial options.

Features of Administrative Law OF

Maritime law defines a number of key legal tenants related to seas and beaches:

The right of a rescuer to claim the Marine Salvage Prize for the recovery of property lost at sea.

The right of creditors and beneficiaries to ensure the payment of their wages is the wage of a maritime lien against a ship as a protective interest.

The shipowners are responsible for providing proper care to the passengers.

If the negligence resulted in a passenger injury, the owner of the ship could be sued just as the injury occurred on the ground.

Maintenance and healing facilities, which require ship owners to take care of injured crew.

Maintenance forces ship owners to provide basic living expenses until they return to work. The treatment obliges shipowners to provide free medical care - even if the care is long-term or permanent until a serious treatment is received at the injured sea (e.g., the sea returned as close as possible to the condition of the injured sea). .

Jurisdiction of marital law cases

The jurisprudence related to admiralty law in the United States was originally given to federal courts. Today, however, most admiralty lawsuits can be heard by both state and federal courts under Title 28 of the United States Code (28 United States § 1333). The exception to this is any matter involving marine property; These cases can only be tried in federal court. If a state court presides over the case to the admiral, the court must apply admiralty or maritime law instead of its state law.

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Without maritime law, injured civilians would be left to fend for themselves while working. Whenever a ship's crew is injured or ill, the ship's owner has to pay compensation for their losses. Maritime law refers to this retribution as maintenance and healing, which means that the employer must take care of their plight until the sea is fully recovered. The court sees this obligation as an unquestionable obligation that the ship owner owes to any Marine on his ship. They are also suitable for recovery of full pay for enduring injury or illness during sea voyages. An employment contract can determine the amount of unearned wages received at sea.

Provisions for maintenance and healing

Maintenance and healing are due to the benefit of a sea as long as it is healthy and not fit for responsibility. However, there is a maximum treatment improvement (MMI) limit that can control the amount of compensation received.

Since many shipowners are unresponsive to the maximum amount payable, they either adhere to the old rates (from দিন 15 to 35 35 a day) or take control of the covered medical treatments and control the treatment benefits. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that maintenance and healing measures