Over 80 Combined Years Of Maritime Law Experience
Maritime work is a prominent industry in Alaska, Washington and Oregon. These workers are accustomed to working in difficult conditions, expending significant physical energy and facing possible injury. The Jones Act is in place to regulate the shipping industry and...
When most workers in Alaska are injured on the job, they can rely upon the state's workers' compensation system to provide them with benefits. Under the workers' compensation system, employers must purchase insurance, and their insurance companies pay benefits to...
Many Alaskans make a living working on ships and seagoing vessels. Whether a maritime worker works out at sea for days, weeks or months at a time or spends most workdays inland or near the shore, maritime jobs are some of the most dangerous jobs a person can take on...
Working on an ocean-going vessel can be hazardous work. Injuries and deaths are common occurrences. In almost every state, injured workers are entitled to recover damages for their injuries under various workers’ compensations acts, but because seamen work on the...
Being injured at sea can derail your life more than you ever expected. Your injuries might leave you with unbearable physical pain and suffering, and the mental anguish that results may be overwhelming. As if that’s not enough, there’s also the financial harm that may...
In Alaska, Washington, and other areas where commercial fishing is a prominent industry, a common concern is worker safety. There are basic requirements that employers must adhere to for workers to be safe, but some might lack vigilance. For employees, it is important...
The television program “Deadliest Catch” has introduced many landlubbers to the perilous pursuit of crab fishing in the Bering Sea. The program places its cameras on the decks of various fishing boats, and follows the adventures – and occasional misadventures – of...
There are many job opportunities for people to work on ships and in the shipping industry in Alaska. These jobs require hard work and are labor-intensive. They also usually involve the use of heavy machinery to perform various job tasks. Due to these facts, it is very...
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an injured seaman from the M/V GOLDEN ALASKA near Cold Bay, Alaska on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The vessel requested the medevac after the mariner lost consciousness and was thereafter in an altered mental state. The cause of the...
Every seaman knows how dangerous their job can be. Accidents will happen and injuries will occur. When you’re injured due to the negligence of the captain or another member of the crew, the Jones Act provides you with a remedy. But you can’t wait around forever before...
