Assisting maritime workers throughout the United States in personal injury and wrongful death matters.
As former fishermen and mariners ourselves, we understand seamen's jobs. We are a Plaintiff's law firm concentrating in serious maritime personal injury and wrongful death matters. We aggressively represent injured fishermen and seamen from all corners of the North Pacific, East and West coasts of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico and the South Pacific.
We represent maritime workers in all types of fisheries and on all vessels, including:
Crabbers
Factory Trawlers
Longliners
Draggers
Seiners
Pots
Ferry Workers
Tug & Tow
Oil Rigs
Cargo Vessels
Fire Boats
Police Boats
Our Lawyers Handle Cases Coast To Coast.
Offices In Anchorage And Seattle.
Licensed In Alaska, Oregon, Washington.
Practice Areas
Maritime Insurance Disputes
Aircraft Crashes at Sea
Our Successes
BRAIN INJURY - $3,250,000 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.
HAND AMPUTATION - $2,500,000 Improperly guarded fish header amputated fish processor's hand.
BROKEN FOOT - $1,000,000 Alaska jury returns verdict for negligently handled crab pot which fell, severely crushing crewman's foot.
BACK INJURY - $1,000,000 Guard rail failure caused crewman to fall from ship to dock resulting in injured spinal discs.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT -
$785,000 Jury verdict for crewman sexually harassed while working aboard a processing vessel.
PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES -
$900,000 Following minor shipboard injury, crewman developed severe psychological anxiety and depression.
Maritime Injury Law Blog
- JURY AWARDS SEAMAN 1.3 MILLION IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST ICICLE SEAFOODS FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE AND CURE A Washington State King County jury has awarded total damages in the amount of $1.6 million dollars ....
- TRIDENT LOSES BID TO PURCHASE FISH PROCESSING FACILITY ON ADAK ISLAND IN ALASKA In mid-November, in a U.S. Federal Bankruptcy proceeding, Trident Seafoods lost a bid to purchase a ....
- SAFETY IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON COMMERCIAL CRAB FISHING FLEET LAGGING BEHIND INDUSTRY Operation “Safe Crab” has been set in motion on the Washington and Oregon coasts in an attempt to ....
- SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR F/V SEA TRACTOR - Three Fishermen Presumed Lost On November 12, 2009 the search for three fishermen aboard the F/V Sea Tractor was suspended by the ....
- SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR CREWMAN MISSING FROM CONSTRUCTION BARGE The search has been suspended for Gregory Luckett who is reported to have fallen into the water off ....