What longshoremen and dockworkers need to know when they get injured on the job
If you work on the docks, in the shipyards, or anywhere near the water, you already know your job is dangerous. Heavy machinery. Slippery decks. Massive cargo. And no room for error. So what happens when something does go wrong and you get hurt? Here’s what I want every longshoreman, stevedore, crane operator, and harbor […]
Seamen, injured on a vessel? Know your rights under the Jones Act
(Here’s what every seaman needs to know so your boss or insurance company doesn’t get the better of you.) I’ve represented injured people for a long time—and there’s one group that’s constantly getting shortchanged: people who work on or around the water. I’m talking to the deckhands, tugboat crew, barge workers, ferry operators, and commercial […]
