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Orange County Jones Act Lawyer

Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

The Right Choice in Personal Injury Attorneys

When you’ve been injured in a Jones Act accident in Orange County or anywhere in California, finding the right Orange County Jones Act injury lawyer is essential to protect your rights and to make sure you obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries and all you’ve been through.

Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers over 40 years of experience representing accident victims and clients who deserve the best in legal representation and is ready to provide immediate assistance to you and yours after an accident.

When you work with Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with an attorney who is named a Top Lawyer in Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year after year, and an attorney you can count on who has the determination to obtain a result you can be proud of.

Tired of trying to reach an attorney who will actually answer your calls or respond to your emails? Call us and see the difference when you’ve chosen the right Orange County Jones Act injury lawyer for your case.

On The Water Or On Shore, Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

The Jones Act and Maritime Law

Injuries to seamen, dock workers and workers on offshore oil rigs in California are common to workers who work out of the busiest ports in California including San Diego, Long Beach, San Pedro, and Ventura, and they can occur when such workers least expect it and many times when they are far from home.

Maritime jobs are some of the riskiest in the world. Chains whip across the decks of ships, seamen lose limbs and can find themselves in ports receiving less than optimum medical treatment after being days away when the injury occurs.

Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

The Orange County Jones Act Lawyer for Your Maritime Injury

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we have experience handling Jones Act cases in California and over 40 years of experience in the U.S. and internationally.  Whether you live in San Diego, Ventura, Long Beach, San Pedro, or elsewhere in Southern California, in another part of the U.S. or internationally, we may be of assistance.

Sebastian Gibson has been recognized by Palm Springs Life Magazine as One of the Top Lawyers of 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.  He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.”  If you want a top lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson.  Call us today at (760) 776-1810.

The Jones Act covers those injured on a vessel while on navigable waters but it also covers workers on oil rigs, workers on barges and workers even in transport to their vessel.  The word, “vessel” includes a vast array of boats, ships, tankers, freighters, cruise ships, dredges and even helicopters.

As a result, seamen injured aboard ship have three avenues of recovery: The Jones Act, the doctrine of seaworthiness and the principle of maintenance and cure.

The Jones Act provides injured seamen with compensation for the negligence of others while employed on a vessel or offshore oil rig. That compensation includes damages for future medical treatment, past and future wage loss and pain and suffering.

Under the Jones Act, a seaman must prove the negligence of the vessel or oil rig’s owners, employees, or operators. Negligence can also be proven by showing defects in the vessel’s equipment or gear, or in the vessel itself.

The owner of a vessel also owes an absolute duty to provide and maintain a seaworthy vessel. It must be equipped with safe equipment, and be a safe place to work.

Now is when you need an Orange County Jones Act lawyer most.  Upon being injured, a seaman has a right to benefits referred to as “maintenance and cure.” The maintenance part of this term refers to a daily amount for food and shelter. The cure part of this term refers to medical treatment. Treatment is provided until the seaman reaches his or her maximum medical improvement.

In the event of death, the spouse and family members of the deceased seaman are entitled to an award for any economic losses they have suffered by reason of the seaman’s death in addition to any pain and suffering the seaman may have suffered up until the time of his death.

Jones Act cases are significantly different from personal injury or workers compensation cases. An attorney without Jones Act experience is likely to be a fish out of sea until he or she has handled a few of these cases.

Not every worker aboard a ship is considered a seaman. Non-seamen workers injured over navigable waters are covered under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

Even if you are not a seaman and have been injured while employed in any maritime activity on or near the water, you should talk to a maritime injury attorney to ensure you receive the compensation you are due.

Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

Orange County Jones Act Attorney Sebastian Gibson has been named a 2020 Top Lawyer for the 10th year in a row by Palm Springs Life Magazine.

If you’ve been injured in connection with a maritime, dock or boat accident and need a Jones Act lawyer for an injury that occurred anywhere in California, the U.S. or internationally, call Orange County Jones Act Lawyer Sebastian Gibson at (760) 776-1810.

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