Houston maritime lawyer Mike Pierce of Arnold & Itkin LLP successfully reached a $650,000 settlement on behalf of a crab fisherman injured when a hydraulic system aboard his vessel malfunctioned, causing a crab pot to strike the fishermen. The fisherman suffered nonsurgical injuries to his lower back. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
The Jones Act lawyers of Arnold & Itkin LLP represent an injured seaman in a maritime lawsuit against Hercules Offshore, Inc. brought pursuant to the Jones Act. The maritime worker was seriously injured while working as a floorhand on a Hercules drilling rig. He was hit in the head with the rig’s Kelly because a brake was not properly working. As a result of the defective brake, the seaman sustained crippling head, neck, and back injuries. His case is pending in Galveston County, Texas.
Houston, Texas maritime attorneys at Arnold & Itkin LLP are representing a welder from Louisiana in a lawsuit filed in Harris County Texas against Allseas USA, Inc.
The offshore worker was injured on August 15, 2007 while working as a welder on the vessel LORELAY. The vessel was operating in the North Sea and was supposed to remain relatively stationary so the welder could do his work safely. However, the vessel’s thrusters were not working properly so it was getting tossed around in rough seas. This caused the welder to fall and sustain injuries to his back.
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