Our Boston maritime attorneys have been helping maritime injury victims and their families for over 45 years. We can provide compassionate, aggressive representation, giving your family the support it needs during a difficult time.
Serious Injuries Seriously Affect Families
When a maritime worker suffers a serious injury, his ability to work and to enjoy his life may be seriously limited. He and his family must both come to terms with these changes, Fortunately, maritime law provides various remedies for these victims and their families. The Jones Act and other maritime laws, such as the Longshore Act, are available to provide lost wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering damages to the injured victims and their families. How much the victim can receive will depend on various factors; consult with the Boston maritime lawyers at Latti & Anderson LLP for more information and an assessment of your particular situation. Some laws only apply to certain workers, and some laws exclude recovery under other laws, so an attorney’s guidance is the key to obtaining the maximum benefit.
Wrongful Death
The Death on the High Seas Act (DOSHA) covers any death occurring three nautical miles from the shore of any state, whether you are a maritime worker or passenger on a vessel and grants a wrongful death action to designated beneficiaries. Only a personal representative of the deceased can bring a DOHSA claim for damages for the exclusive benefit of the wife, husband, parent, child or dependent relative of the deceased against the vessel operator or corporation responsible for the death. Under DOHSA, the beneficiaries are only entitled to pecuniary loss. Family members are entitled to compensation for the income provided to the family by the deceased seaman, taking into account what the decedent would have spent on himself, along with payment for lost services. They also can collect for funeral expenses and other costs related to the death. DOSHA does not let you recover for pre-death pain and suffering. Maritime laws are unkind when it comes to wrongful death – talk to our attorneys to find out what options are available to you if you have lost a beloved spouse, parent or child to a maritime accident.
If the death occurred within territorial waters, DOHSA does not apply, but different laws apply depending on whether you were a maritime worker or a passenger. Due to the complexity of the law surrounding wrongful death on the water, it is important that you contact the maritime lawyers at Latti & Anderson LLP.
Latti & Anderson LLP has represented a wide range of injured people across the nation as well as the families of deceased maritime accident victims. Our clients have included:
- Merchant seamen
- Fishermen
- Lobstermen
- Passengers and crewmembers on cruise ships, ferries and pleasure boats
- Tug boat and barge operators
- Terminal employees
- Longshoremen, dockworkers and harbor workers
Best Outcomes in the Most Unfortunate Circumstances
We have obtained many successful verdicts and settlements for injured maritime workers, as well as for the families of maritime workers killed on the job. Whatever the size of the employing company or circumstance of your loss, our lawyers have the resources, knowledge and experience to collect reasonable compensation on your behalf.
Contact our Boston maritime lawyers to learn your rights and options. We know you are going through a difficult time, and we want to make the unpleasant legal aspect as easy on you as possible. Our law firm advocates for injured seamen, passengers and their families throughout the United States. Call today.