Arnold & Itkin LLP files Jones Act suit on behalf of injured seaman who lost fingers

Texas maritime lawyers Kurt Arnold & Mike Pierce filed a Jones Act case on behalf of a 25 year old injured seaman who was working for Noble Corporation.  The seaman was in the Bay of Campeche on an offshore drilling rig when his hand was crushed due to Noble negligence.  He lost three fingers and sustained injuries to the rest of his hand.  Arnold & Itkin LLP agreed to represent the seaman and filed the case in Cameron County, Texas requesting a trial by jury.

Seaman sustains head injury on Hercules drilling rig

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.