Boat/Vessel Injury
Louisiana Seaman Injury Attorney
The law firm of Joseph Joy & Associates represents oil and gas workers who have been injured in boats and floating oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. We also represent family members of oil and gas workers who have been killed.
Louisiana seaman injury attorney Joseph Joy has 31 years of experience representing workers who have been seriously hurt due to:
- unsafe places to work
- poor navigation
- breaking ropes
- lifting accidents
- slip and falls
- rough seas
- crew transfers to and from rigs
- owner/vessel operator negligence
- sinking and explosions
If you have been injured in a boat or vessel, you are covered by a special law known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act provides special protection to workers on boats and other types of vessels, such as floating oil rigs. If you and your lawyer can prove that your employer was negligent (that is, provided an unsafe place to work), then you can recover compensation for pain, suffering, and disability. You can also recover full wages lost due to the accident. Under the Jones Act, any injured person who is not offered fair compensation by an employer can have his or her case decided by a jury. This can be beneficial because jury members should have much more in common with an injured worker than with the oil and gas company and its insurance carrier.
If you have been hurt in a boat or vessel accident and the company doctor says that you don't need medical attention, call maritime lawyer Joseph Joy immediately. The employer's doctor is likely to be biased against you and in favor of your employer, so it is important that you also have your own treating physician. We will make sure that you get the medical care and the compensation that you deserve.
The law firm of Joseph Joy & Associates represents injured oil and gas workers on a contingency fee basis, which means that we earn attorney fees only if we are successful in obtaining compensation for you. We offer a free initial consultation to evaluate your case.
About Your Attorney
Louisiana offshore oil rig accident lawyer Joseph Joy attended Mississippi State University on a Southeastern Conference football scholarship and received another scholarship to attend Loyola Law school in New Orleans. During the summers, he worked as a technician on various fixed offshore oil platforms and land rigs. He also worked as a deck hand aboard a 160-foot offshore supply boat. As a result, Mr. Joy has first hand experience of the risks faced by offshore oil and gas workers. He also has a good understanding of why accidents happen and who is liable.
In 1980, Mr. Joy made legal history in Louisiana in a back injury case when he proved that 135 pounds was too heavy for a seaman to handle without assistance. This was the first case of its kind where the singular theory of recovery for the injured worker was that 135 pounds was too heavy for a Jones act seaman to handle alone.
Contact Louisiana seaman injury attorney Joseph Joy for a free case evaluation.
Louisiana seaman injury attorney Joseph Joy serves clients in all of Louisiana, including Lafayette, Lake Charles, Morgan City, Opelousas, Carencro, Crowley, Jennings, Welsh, Broussard, New Iberia, Patterson, Berwick, Morgan City, Alexandria, and Marksville.
