Thursday, March 11, 2010

Bristol Bay Gillnetters


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Lawyers for Injured Bristol Bay Fishermen

If you have been injured working aboard a gillnetter or fish tender in Bristol Bay, you are protected by federal maritime law and the Jones Act. As an injured seaman, you are entitled to have your medical bills paid (maintenance and cure) and your airfare paid home to receive medical care. When your injuries prevent you from working in Bristol Bay, you are also entitled to wages until the end of your employment contract. If you were injured due to negligence or unseawothiness, you are entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, past and future lost wages, lost earning capacity, disfigurement, and disability.

ALASKA MARITIME LAWYER

The maritime law attorneys of Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP have handled thousands of fishing accidents in Alaska. Our offices are located in Seattle and Anchorage. We are recognized as one of the nation’s leading maritime injury law firms, having recovered millions of dollars in compensation for clients. Our attorneys have handled many claims for Bristol Bay fishermen regarding all types of injuries including: amputations, hand injuries, back injuries, shoulder and arm injuries, fractures, and strains. Our clients are located throughout the United States. Please contact us for a free initial consultation and to learn more about your rights and the benefits available to you as an injured seaman. The initial consultation is free of charge and you will pay no attorney fees unless we win money damages for you.

Verdicts & Settlements
  • FAILURE TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND CURE - $1.6 million

  • An engineer aboard an Alaska fish processor injured his back while lifting a heavy sheet of metal.  The employer denied his maintenance and cure despite medical opinions recommending further treatment.

  • FISH PROCESSOR INJURY CLAIM - $3.35 million

  • Jones Act Negligence Claim

  • TRAWL WINCH INJURY CLAIM - $1.8 million

  • Jones Act claim for shoulder and arm injury caused by negligent operation and maintenance of a trawl winch.

  • FISH PROCESSOR WRONGFUL DEATH - $1.5 million

  • Fishing vessel sinking in Alaska

  • DECKHAND INJURY - $2.35 million

  • Jones Act Verdict For Deckhand Crushed Foot Vessel found unseaworthy and negligent when moving deck hatch rolled over Deckhand's foot on a clam boat.

  • DECKHAND EXPLOSION INJURY - $4 Million

  • Ship Board Explosion Injures Deckhand Circulating seawater compressor explosion results in fisherman suffering severe burns.

  • BRAIN INJURY - $3.5 Million

  • Deckhand on tug boat injured by defective equipment.

  • WRONGFUL DEATH - $2,900,000

  • Oil response worker died when negligently installed anchor cable unspooled from winch.

  • ARM INJURY - $2,600,000

  • Fish Processor improperly trained in cleaning surimi auger, arm pulled into running auger.

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