Mexico Jones Act Attorney: Seaman Injuries Occurring in Mexico

Each one of these vessels has a Captain and crew. Too often crew members aboard these vessels in Mexico have serious injuries. Crew members injured aboard vessels in Mexico are usually able to receive Jones Act benefits from their employers/ vessel owners.

Seaman injured in Mexico are entitled to all the Jones Act rights and remedies. Including maintenance and cure (medical treatment), past lost wages, future lost wages, past pain and suffering and future pain and suffering. This is whether you are the captain, an engineer or a stewardess.

Nothing is more important than your health and safety. After you are injured aboard a vessel or in the service of the vessel your first concern must be your health, safety and medical treatment. Often times this means emergency medical treatment.

Medical treatment for an injury in Mexico

You will probably have to receive emergency medical treatment in Mexico. If you are seriously injured you should request to be flown to the United States. You are entitled to chose your own doctor. Other than emergency medical treatment, it is important that you not select a Mexico doctor to provide you with medical treatment. Do not agree to have surgery or other serious treatment performed by doctors in Mexico. Most insurance companies are willing to fly an injured seaman to the United States and pay for their stay until they complete their medical treatment.

Report your injury

Always report your injury immediately. Even if it's a "I wrenched by back when the load fell on me." Whatever it is, you need to report what happened. When you report your injury you need to be honest. Don't exaggerate or fudge. People coming into court and asking for money (that is what a Jones Act case is); must be honest.

You are entitled to maintenance and cure even if you did not get inured aboard the vessel or even if the injury is 100% your fault. In order to receive future medical treatment, lost wages and pain and discomfort then you will need to prove the vessel was negligent, unseaworthy, or both.

Be sure to document the vessel's condition that caused your injury. Take photographs of the worn-out grip tape, or the steep ladder or broken hand rail. Usually the more photographs from different locations the better.

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