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Jet Ski Injury Accidents

Maritime Injury Lawyers Handling Recreational Boating Accidents

Jet ski and personal water craft accidents frequently result in serious bodily injury or death claims. Depending upon the location of the accident, a claim will be governed by a mixture of federal maritime and state law. A thorough understanding of the rights and remedies available under these laws is critical to successfully handling jet ski accident cases.

Operator error, excessive speed for conditions, and failure to abide by maritime navigation rules result in many jet ski accidents. Most jet ski accidents are preventable through the use of reasonable safety precautions. It is imperative that jet ski operators have proper training and instruction in jet ski operation, not operate a jet ski while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and be in full control of the water craft at all times.

If you have been injured in a jet ski accident case, contact an experienced maritime lawyer to learn about your rights to compensation under the law. The lawyers at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP have handled thousands of maritime injury claims, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for their clients located throughout the country. They are recognized as one of the nation's leading maritime injury firms, limiting their practice to representing maritime injury accident victims. The firm's experience includes the handling of more than 50 maritime wrongful death claims, many of them involving accidental drowning. The firm has represented persons injured through negligence in Wave Runner, Sea-Doo, and Polaris accidents.

It costs you nothing to contact Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP for a free initial consultation about your potential injury case. Consult with an attorney about your legal rights before settling any maritime injury case.

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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.

more 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.

more 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.

more 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.

more Verdicts & Settlements

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4039 21st Avenue W., #401
Seattle, Washington 98199
Phone: 206-452-1282
Toll Free: 1-866-974-9633
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