Maritime Law/offshore Injuries

If you work in the maritime industry in any capacity, you are likely impacted by the Jones Act. Put into place shortly after the First World War, it is a sometimes controversial act governing how goods can be transported between U.S. ports. It began in 1920 and takes...

 “Another wrinkle.” That is what the maritime-focused Waterways Journal underscores in its assessment of added protections afforded industry employees by the federal Jones Act.Here’s an example featuring the sizable health risks currently posed...

Informed people across the country know how critically important maritime workers are in promoting the nation’s economy and security.We underscored the central role they play in a recent blog post on our website at the tenured Louisiana business and personal...

Anyone even remotely linked with the vast and varied maritime industry in Louisiana or elsewhere in the United States knows intimately well how important it is to the nation’s economy and security.That realization unquestionably extends to federal regulators...

Acronyms.Those short-hand descriptors are seemingly everywhere in the legal landscape, reducing lengthily spelled out terms/concepts into abbreviated sound bites a bit more amenable to public consumption. The immediately vast and varied maritime realm is a ready...

We referenced in a recent Simien & Simien blog post “an ongoing debate marked by a regulation-versus-profit rift” surrounding the country’s maritime industry. We underscored specifically in our firm’s March 10 blog entry a growing view that...

America's maritime commercial industry is a vast and sprawling realm, marked by ongoing challenges and seemingly limitless opportunities for exploitation and profit. Louisiana is a central player in that universe owing to both its singular proximity and long...

The Jones Act. General Maritime Law. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.Those federal laws, coupled with local and state enactments – especially in a maritime-heavy state like Louisiana – are go-to sources for individuals who are...

Louisiana workers employed in the state’s vast maritime commercial realm know intimately well from hard-earned experience that their industry is a comparatively complex employment sector.Put another way: The sheer range of jobs in the maritime industry is flatly...

Both the Jones Act and workers' compensation provide compensation to employees who suffer injuries on the job, but that is where most of the similarities end.The main differences between these types of claims are explained below, including the types of benefits they...