Why an Attorney is Important
TBI cases involve complex legal and medical issues, and such cases require experienced legal counsel with a track record of obtaining million-dollar verdicts and settlements for traumatic brain injury victims. TBI injuries are expensive and can cost millions of dollars in medical care and lost wages over the victim’s lifetime. Our Boston maritime attorneys have obtained millions of dollars for brain-injured clients, including a $5.9 million settlement for a client who fell off a vessel. We have also represented clients and obtained compensation for clients who have suffered brain injuries from electrocution and falling equipment.
We also help our clients through the everyday aspects of their cases, such as providing counsel about the effect on the family and helping when family problems arise, making sure that medical expenses are paid and making sure that the victim is receiving proper rehabilitation and equipment.
Maritime injuries in particular require maritime attorneys, who understand injuries on the water, on vessels and on docks. Maritime law is not the same is general personal injury law; injuries suffered on vessels are unique, and TBI victims who suffered their injuries on a dock or vessel need legal counsel with maritime experience.
The Importance of Investigation
When you or a loved one experiences a traumatic brain injury on the water or in a maritime setting like a dock or shipyard, you must seek legal counsel as soon as possible. Even if the injury does not seem severe now, symptoms could manifest much later when it is too late to take action. You must hire an attorney immediately so the investigation can begin and evidence can be preserved.
Particularly if you are a worker injured at sea, obtaining a competent maritime and Jones Act attorney is of utmost importance so you can receive the maximum compensation to which you are entitled. A sense of urgency is critical to investigating accident cases, because if the victim has lost his memory, is comatose or has lost his life, you have only a narrow window to interview witnesses, examine the vessel and try to piece together the details of the accident. Additionally, federal maritime law limits the amount of time you have after your maritime accident to file a lawsuit if someone else is responsible.
The maritime and Jones Act lawyers at Latti & Anderson, LLP work quickly to gather information after a TBI. We have at our disposal our own on-staff investigator to evaluate and analyze evidence, the accident scene and take statements from witnesses. The person or company you sue will likely have the resources to perform an investigation; we can level the playing field.
Developing Your Case
Our Boston maritime attorneys have helped maritime workers and recreational boaters throughout New England and the United States suffering from a brain injury, concussion or skull fracture. We have a record of accomplishment in obtaining payment for medical bills, past and future lost wages, ongoing care, pain and suffering and other costs. We work with medical experts such as neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists and other specialists to learn the extent and nature of your injury. We consult with planners to develop the cost of ongoing treatment and care. We talk with friends and family to find out whether you have experienced subtle personality and cognitive changes.
We build strong cases for clients who have suffered a brain injury onboard a ship, barge, tugboat, dredge, fishing vessel or other vessel. If you work on one of these or on any vessel, you are probably covered by the Jones Act and other maritime law, and even if you were injured in while boating for pleasure, maritime law still offers you protections. Contact our Boston maritime lawyers to learn how these laws apply to your situation after a life-altering brain injury and let us help you.