Why You Need Us

The Boston maritime attorneys at Latti & Anderson LLP have represented countless clients with spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia, back fractures and significant nerve damage, obtaining substantial verdicts and settlements in the millions of dollars. Spinal cord injury cases involve multiple complex legal and medical issues; victims need an attorney who:

  • Thoroughly knows and understands maritime laws, regulations and procedures
  • Knows how to properly investigate a maritime accident and do so quickly, before evidence is compromised
  • Knows what you need to prove your damages before a judge and jury

Our maritime and Jones Act lawyers can help workers injured at sea obtain compensation for their injuries. Employers and operators of ships are required by law to give their employees a safe place to live and work, and vessel owners are responsible for providing a seaworthy vessel. Operators of vessels for passengers must act reasonably and obey statutes and regulations regarding boating. When they do not and seamen, fishermen, deckhands, workers and passengers suffer serious injuries such as a fractured back or spinal cord injuries, under the law they can be held responsible for the victim’s past and future lost wages, past and future medical expenses and past and future pain, suffering and mental anguish.

Quadriplegia and Paraplegia

Many spinal cord injuries leave the victim partly or permanently disabled. Depending on the location of the injury, people suffering damage to the spinal cord may experience paraplegia, quadriplegia or other types of paralysis. If you work on a boat or a ship or are a passenger who has been injured on a vessel or boat, paralysis means destruction of your livelihood. If you do not seek help from an experienced maritime or Jones Act attorney, you could be left with no way to pay your medical expenses and no way to support yourself or your family.

How We Help

Victims of spine injuries have significant needs. They may require lifelong care, special medical equipment, ongoing therapy and vocational rehabilitation, and frequent hospitalization. Our lawyers are dedicated to helping them obtain the resources to meet those needs. In prior cases, we have had day-to-day interactions with the victims and their families to help them through the process, including:

  • Obtaining medical equipment
  • Helping them deal with personal problems that arise at home
  • Getting medical expenses and prescriptions paid
  • Helping them apply for Social Security disability benefits and representing them throughout the process
  • Advising them as to the resources available to help families like them get through the difficult time
  • Advising them and helping them through the litigation process, from the commencement of a lawsuit through the trial or settlement

At the law firm of Latti & Anderson LLP, our Boston maritime attorneys help maritime workers and passengers who have suffered spinal cord injuries by working with our clients and with experts and investigators to prove fault and obtain compensation. We consult with medical experts and life care planners to find out the extent and severity of your injury and the cost of care over the course of your life, and we convince the judge and jury that you are entitled to payment for your injuries.

A History of Success

Contact our Boston maritime lawyers at Latti & Anderson LLP. We have 45 years of experience obtaining millions of dollars in compensation for injury victims and their families, and we are willing to go the distance to obtain the full amount to which you are entitled. Let us help you pursue the medical and financial resources you need to live as fully as possible after a spinal cord injury.