Deckhand with neck injury retains Arnold & Itkin LLP for maritime personal injury lawsuit against Cenac Towing Company LLC.

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Maritime Lawyer

Brad Nelton, a resident of Oklahoma, has retained Arnold & Itkin LLP to represent him in a maritime personal injury lawsuit against Cenac Towing Company, LLC. On March 22, 2009, Mr. Nelton severely injured his neck when Cenac ordered him to perform his work in an unsafe manner and without proper equipment. At the time of his injuries, Mr. Nelton was a deckhand working aboard the M/V MARIE CENAC.

Despite Mr. Nelton's continuing need of medical treatment, Cenac threatened to terminate his maintenance and cure without justification. As a result, Arnold & Itkin LLP brought a lawsuit on Mr. Nelton's behalf in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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Arnold & Itkin LLP obtains $600,000 for maritime worker in un-operated neck injury case

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Maritime Lawyer

Arnold & Itkin LLP maritime lawyers Paul Skrabanek and Kurt Arnold obtained $600,000 on an un-operated neck case. Specifically, the plaintiff was working as a deckhand when he tripped and fell over a large hose lying in the middle of the deck. The plaintiff injured his neck as a result of the fall. The case was settled three months in advance of the trial setting and after only one deposition.

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Longshoremen injured at Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Maritime Lawyer
Houston maritime law firm Arnold & Itkin LLP represents Oscar Acuna and Gilberto Villegas, two longshoremen who were seriously injured at the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal.  While unloading their truck at APM Terminals, another truck driver took a turn too fast and smashed into them.  The other driver's license had expired two years earlier.  The violent collision rendered Mr. Villegas unconscious, shattered his ribs, and caused severe injury to his neck, back, shoulders, wrists, and legs.  Similarly, Mr. Acuna seriously injured his neck, back, and hips and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.
 
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Seaman sustains head injury on Hercules drilling rig

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Maritime Lawyer

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.

 

 

 
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