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Common Maritime Accidents Handled by a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer

Working offshore presents significant dangers. Accidents can occur on ships, cruise liners, oil rigs, and various other vessels. When an accident happens, swift action is essential. Contacting a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer is the fastest way to protect your rights and seek compensation.

Some of the most common maritime accidents include:

  • Boating Incidents: Accidents caused by severe weather, crew errors, or maritime negligence.
  • Grounded Vessels: When a vessel runs aground, it endangers both the ship and its crew.
  • Fires and Explosions: Often caused by electrical failures, fuel leaks, or mishandling of flammable materials.
  • Shipwrecks: Vessel sinkings can result in severe offshore injuries or even fatalities.
  • Slips and Falls: Commonly occur due to wet surfaces, unsteady decks, or powerful waves.
  • Mechanical Failures: Poor maintenance or defective machinery can lead to life-threatening accidents.
  • Chemical Exposure: Contact with hazardous chemicals can cause severe burns, respiratory conditions, or long-term health complications.

If you’ve been involved in any of these accidents, hiring a Massachusetts Maritime Accident Lawyer is the best course of action. They can help determine shipowner liability and fight for the compensation you deserve.

Types of Injuries Sustained in Maritime Accidents

Maritime accidents—whether aboard a vessel, on an oil rig, or during commercial fishing operations—can lead to serious, life-altering injuries. Some injuries require extensive medical care and may impact a victim’s ability to work permanently.

Seeking immediate medical attention and consulting a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer are critical steps to ensuring both your health and legal rights are protected.

Some of the most common maritime injuries include:

  • Fractures and Broken Bones
  • Amputations
  • Head and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
  • Neck and Spine Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Damage and Paralysis
  • Respiratory Conditions from Chemical Exposure
  • Severe Bruising and Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Burns from Fires, Explosions, or Chemical Contact

If you’ve suffered an offshore injury, time is of the essence. A Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer can handle your legal claim while you focus on recovery.

Maritime employment carries inherent risks. Ships, cruise ships, oil rigs, and other vessels present various hazards.

Common Maritime Accidents Handled by a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer

Working offshore presents significant dangers. Accidents can occur on ships, cruise liners, oil rigs, and various other vessels. When an accident happens, swift action is essential. Contacting a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer is the fastest way to protect your rights and seek compensation.

Some of the most common maritime accidents include:

  • Boating Incidents: Accidents caused by severe weather, crew errors, or maritime negligence.
  • Grounded Vessels: When a vessel runs aground, it endangers both the ship and its crew.
  • Fires and Explosions: Often caused by electrical failures, fuel leaks, or mishandling of flammable materials.
  • Shipwrecks: Vessel sinkings can result in severe offshore injuries or even fatalities.
  • Slips and Falls: Commonly occur due to wet surfaces, unsteady decks, or powerful waves.
  • Mechanical Failures: Poor maintenance or defective machinery can lead to life-threatening accidents.
  • Chemical Exposure: Contact with hazardous chemicals can cause severe burns, respiratory conditions, or long-term health complications.

If you’ve been involved in any of these accidents, hiring a Massachusetts Maritime Accident Lawyer is the best course of action. They can help determine shipowner liability and fight for the compensation you deserve.

Types of Injuries Sustained in Maritime Accidents

Maritime accidents—whether aboard a vessel, on an oil rig, or during commercial fishing operations—can lead to serious, life-altering injuries. Some injuries require extensive medical care and may impact a victim’s ability to work permanently.

Seeking immediate medical attention and consulting a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer are critical steps to ensuring both your health and legal rights are protected.

Some of the most common maritime injuries include:

  • Fractures and Broken Bones
  • Amputations
  • Head and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
  • Neck and Spine Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Damage and Paralysis
  • Respiratory Conditions from Chemical Exposure
  • Severe Bruising and Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Burns from Fires, Explosions, or Chemical Contact

If you’ve suffered an offshore injury, time is of the essence. A Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer can handle your legal claim while you focus on recovery.

Having an expert and trusted lawyer is essential. Our team of Warriors for Justice will relentlessly fight for your rights.
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Rollover Accidents

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Drunk Driving Accidents

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) Injuries

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A Massachusetts Maritime Accident Lawyer can help you recover medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, and emotional distress. File your claim within 3 years of the accident.

What a Massachusetts Maritime Accident Lawyer Can Help You Recover

A Massachusetts Maritime Accident Lawyer will fight tirelessly on your behalf, ensuring you receive the compensation you deserve for the suffering you’ve endured. You are entitled to justice for the harm caused to you.

Here are some of the damages you can recover:

  • Medical Expenses: This includes medical bills, surgeries, treatments, prosthetics, hospitalizations, medication, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and more.
  • Lost Wages and Future Earnings: Compensation for lost wages, as well as future earnings you may have lost due to the injury.
  • Property Damage: If the accident caused damage to personal property such as equipment or personal items, compensation may be sought for repairs or replacement.
  • Pain and Suffering: The emotional distress, trauma, and physical pain caused by the accident are deserving of compensation.
  • Funeral Expenses: If the accident led to the death of a loved one, a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Attorney may help you recover funeral costs and the loss of companionship.

Contact LaBovick today, and our experienced Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyers will take care of the legal burdens while you focus on healing. Don’t fight this battle alone.

Time Limit for Filing a Maritime Injury Claim

In Massachusetts, there is a time limit within which you must file a claim for your maritime injury, governed by the Statute of Limitations.

Each case is unique, so a Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer will evaluate the specifics of your situation to determine the exact timeline for filing. Generally, you should act as soon as possible after the accident occurs.

The standard time to file a claim is three years from the date of the incident. If you miss this deadline, you could lose your Seaman’s Rights and your ability to recover compensation.

It’s essential to work with Massachusetts Maritime Attorneys who can guide you through the legal process, investigate your case, and present a compelling claim on your behalf.

Contact Massachusetts Maritime Attorneys Today

A maritime accident can have overwhelming consequences, and the road to recovery may seem daunting. But you don’t have to face it alone. Start taking action today.

LaBovick is a legal team with over 30 years of experience in Admiralty Law. With offices throughout Massachusetts, we’re conveniently located to serve you, no matter where you are.

Our Massachusetts Maritime Attorneys are highly rated by our clients, and we’re proud to be the highest-rated firm on Google Reviews (4.8).

We’ll handle the insurance companies for you, ensuring they don’t undermine your compensation. We want to relieve you of this burden.

Additionally, we will connect you with the best doctors in the area for the best treatment, ensuring a speedy recovery from your cruise ship injuries or any other maritime-related injuries. You deserve to move forward with your life.

We don’t want financial concerns to add to your stress. That’s why we work on a contingency fee basis—you don’t pay us until we win your case.

We’re ready to be part of your story and help you overcome this challenging situation. With personalized legal advice and the best options available, we are here to fight for you.

Call our Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer today. Don’t fight this battle alone—we’re here for you.

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Your Questions Answered

WHAT IS A LAWYER SPECIALIZED IN ACCIDENTS AT SEA?

It is a lawyer specialized in accidents on ships, cruise ships, oil rigs or any other vessel. He will help you through the entire legal process.

A serious accident occurs in a spill, explosion, fire, and from there, injuries are generated that can last a lifetime.

One of the most frequent accidents is the slip and fall accident. Slippery surfaces create risks on boats.

Because he will guide and support you through the legal process and fight to the end to get you the compensation you deserve.

FAQ
about Massachusetts Maritime Injury Lawyer

It is a lawyer specialized in accidents on ships, cruise ships, oil rigs or any other vessel. He will help you through the entire legal process.

A serious accident occurs in a spill, explosion, fire, and from there, injuries are generated that can last a lifetime.

One of the most frequent accidents is the slip and fall accident. Slippery surfaces create risks on boats.

Because he will guide and support you through the legal process and fight to the end to get you the compensation you deserve.

What Makes LaBovick Different?

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Pay Nothing Until We Win

Community-Committed

We Are Warriors for Justice™

One Team from Start-to-Finish

Family-Run, Treating You Like Family

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Personal Injury cases we handle

Rear-end collisions

T-Bone accidents

Rollover accidents

Head-on collisions

Distracted driving accidents

Drunk driving accidents

Hit-and-run crashes

Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) injuries

Pedestrian & cyclist injuries

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Don’t see your type of crash? Contact us—if you’re hurt, we can help.

Serving Massachusetts Communities

If you know Brian and Esther, you know that family is their number one priority. They are very close with their entire family and for 30 years have been building a firm based on those family values. When you speak to the team members at LaBovick Law Group they will often reference the most important aspect of the company is that everyone is treated like family.

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Real Massachusetts recoveries

Wrongful death
$32 Million

Pretrial offer $300,000

Wrongful death
$32 Million

Pretrial offer $300,000

Wrongful death
$32 Million

Pretrial offer $300,000

Wrongful death
$32 Million

Pretrial offer $300,000

Wrongful death
$32 Million

Pretrial offer $300,000

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Premises liability

PREMISE LIABILITY

$450,000

James was searching for equipment for painting at Home Depot. In the aisle next to him, there was a worker on a lift stocking the highest shelf. The worker pushed boxes so far across the shelf that they fell off the other edge and hit James in the head. The force almost knocked James unconscious. He sat down and the loud bang got the worker off the ladder to see what fell. When they saw James they offered him a bucket and made a report. James did not recall leaving the store or how he got home. He did not recall much except being at home depot and getting hit in the head. Home Depot told him that it was a small box of dust masks that hurt him. We discovered it was actually a large box of emergency kits that fell off the shelf.

Personal injury

PERSONAL INJURY

$850,000

In this case, our client slipped and fell on water that had accumulated near the hot tubs/showers on the Lido deck of a major cruise line ship. The client suffered torn ligaments to her shoulder that required 2 arthroscopic surgeries. The cruise line took the position that the condition on the floor was open and obvious.

Premises liability

PREMISES LIABILITY

$980,000

Georgia was visiting a friend in the hospital when she walked out of the elevator and into her friend’s room. As soon as she entered the room she slipped on a newly mopped floor without any wet floor sign present. The floor was so wet that Georgia’s entire outfit was soaked. Because of the muted tile floor, the water was invisible. Georgia needed a back operation which was unsuccessful and caused her to slip into a coma. She luckily survived.

Motor vehicle accident

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

$1.1 MILLION

AUTOMOBILE REAR END COLLISION

Rodrigo was driving his work truck home when he was rear-ended at a stoplight. Rodrigo needed a fusion of his thoracic spine. A terrible and complex operation. Unfortunately, while Rodrigo was undergoing the spinal operation, one of his children died and he was unable to be with his grieving wife. It was a tragic case that eventually settled.

Bicycle vs car accident

BICYCLE VS CAR ACCIDENT

$1.45 MILLION

David was a teacher at a local high school. He rode his bike to school in the morning and after school would ride another 10 miles for exercise. On a sunny afternoon on his way home an older driver turned right into him as he was riding down the street. He hurt his shoulder and neck and needed two operations. Defendant felt his injury was due to playing football 10 years earlier and would not provide him a fair or reasonable offer.

Car vs commercial truck accident

CAR VS COMMERCIAL TRUCK ACCIDENT

$3.4 MILLION

Joe was driving his 18 wheeler on the Florida Turnpike headed south after a long-haul run.  He was “bobtailing” which means he did not have a cargo trailer on the back of his truck rig.  A drunk driver lost control of his car causing Joe to avoid the accident but drive off the highway and into a canal.  He was injured in the accident but also witnessed a child die when he climbed out of the truck and came to the accident site.  There the injured child was trapped under the car and he was powerless to save the child before it passed.

Auto accident T-Bone

AUTO ACCIDENT T-BONE

$4.5 MILLION

Xao, a Vietnamese immigrant was driving home after work at night to see his pregnant wife. He stopped at a 4-way intersection and looked both ways. He did not see anyone in either direction. As Mr. X when through the intersection he was hit on the passenger side door by a mid-sized black SUV driving without their lights on. Mr. X was catastrophically injured.

Personal injury

PERSONAL INJURY

$8.2 MILLION

This was a hard-fought pedestrian accident case, in which our client was struck by an SUV driven by a teen driver, as they attempted to cross North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, FL. As a result of the accident, our client suffered numerous fractures, partial loss of vision and frontal lobe brain injury that affected his speech, and other personal injuries that required him to be hospitalized for 58 days.

At the time of the accident, our client was a cashier at Walmart and has been unable to return to work.

“This case is the epitome of what we consider part of our Core Culture and broad vision – which is to be Warriors for Justice,” stated Brian LaBovick. “Mr. Jacobus has serious permanent injuries and will continue to fight to regain his life into the foreseeable future. This verdict will allow him to get the professional help he needs to safely navigate the rest of his life.”

Medical malpractice

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

$15 MILLION

Brain damages child due to medical negligence.  Mother was misdiagnosed upon entry to the hospital while under contractions.  The child was born severely disabled.