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

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.

Arnold & Itkin LLP files Second Case Against Hercules Over Injury from Falling Pipe

Kurt Arnold and Paul Skrabanek filed the second case against Hercules on behalf of an injured seaman. A pipe was tack welded to a rig and not properly removed prior to drilling operations. The pipe fell 100 feet and struck two seaman, seriously injuring both. The first case was handled by Kurt Arnold and settled for $14 million on the eve of the trial. Arnold & Itkin LLP has now filed the second case in Galveston County court on behalf of the other injured seaman.