If the victim dies from the injuries, the victim’s spouse, children or parents may even have a cause of action for wrongful death, but only an experienced maritime attorney can give true guidance about personal injury and maritime laws.

Recreational Boating Accidents: Building a Case

It is important to determine the relevant laws after a recreational accident. Recreational boating accidents can be complicated. There may be little or no insurance coverage. It may be difficult to prove negligence. The applicable laws vary depending on where the accident occurred: did it take place on a lake, on navigable international waters, or on state waters closer to shore? Was defective equipment involved? Maritime law and/or state law may apply, depending on where the accident occurred. Matters such as these require the scrutiny of an experienced maritime law attorney who can identify the right laws under which to file claims for compensation and apply those laws to your case.

Examples of Boating Accidents

Our Boston maritime attorneys have obtained payment for medical bills, pain and suffering, and other costs of a recreational boating accident caused by:

  • Drunk boating
  • Defective equipment
  • Giving the boat to someone too drunk or too young to control it
  • Operator error or operator inexperience
  • Hit and run
  • Excessive speed
  • Lack of or improper navigational lights
  • Producing a wake in a no-wake zone
  • Overcrowding
  • Collisions with other vessels
  • Collisions with rocks, docks, jetties, piers and sandbars
  • Operating in poor and/or rough weather conditions

We can help clients injured in all sorts of ways on the water, including joy riding, tubing, sport fishing /recreational fishing, and sightseeing. In these and in all cases, we use our knowledge of maritime law to build a strong case for compensation for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, physical disfigurement and other costs of a boating accident injury.

If you have suffered an injury while sailing, operating a motor boat or any other recreational watercraft, contact our Boston maritime lawyers for counsel about your next steps. Call the attorneys at Latti & Anderson LLP to learn how we can help.