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Every injury victim needs good information on how to pursue their accident claim. If you have been injured you probably have a lot of questions. Our website has hundreds of articles. The articles are intended to address many of our clients concerns. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us for answers to your specific questions.
Injured on a Whale Watching Tour?

Each year, around 26,000 gray whales make the 10,000 mile journey from the Arctic Sea south to Baja and back. In fact, the gray whale's trip is the longest migration undertaken by any mammal.

The California coastline is one of their passing points during their migratory trek to and from the frigid Arctic waters to the warm water lagoons of Baja California, where the females give birth to their calves.

When a whale watching tour results in serious injury, then the vessel owner may be legally liable for your injuries.

Under general maritime law, the vessel operator owes the passengers a duty of reasonable care under the circumstances. If the vessel owner breaches this duty of care to the passengers and the breach of duty was a cause of injuries, then the vessel owner is liable for the passenger's injuries.


Typical Injuries on whale watching vessels:

- Slip and Fall
- Trip and Fall
- Open Hatchway Fall
- Negligence by a Crew Member
- Gangway Injuries
- Objects Falling onto Passengers
- Rules of the Road Violations (Navigational Rules Violations)
- Going Too Fast over Wakes - Causing Injuries
- Assaults by Crew Members
- Weather/ Wave related Injuries
- Sinkings
- Collisions


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At The Turley Law Firm we understand Maritime cases. To learn more about how we can protect your rights; contact us:

619-234-2833


You Can Ask Us A Legal Question For Free

Many attorneys charge hundreds of dollars for an hour of their time. We don't. We know you can't afford to pay hundreds of dollars to have an attorney answer your questions. This is especially true if you are injured and can't work. Or if you lost a family member in a ship accident.

So this is what we offer here: If you have a legal question about boat injuries or maritime law, and you want our advice - - we will answer the question for free. With no obligation.

Just fill out the contact form and tell us about the problem and we will provide a no cost response.*

* This Free Legal Advice option does not apply to persons whom already have a lawyer. If you have the right lawyer, then they should be able to answer these questions.

Whale Watching Jones Act Lawyer / Crew member Injuries

If you were injured as a crew member on a whale watching tour vessel we can help.

Disclaimer (and great advice for all accident victims):

This article is not legal advice. I am simplistic in order to achieve clarity. Any resemblance to actual cases or events is purely accidental. Nor are we suggesting these injuries occurred on any particular vessel or company. Whenever you bring a claim for personal injuries and you are asking for money your credibility is always at issue. If the jury believes you are lying to them, you will lose.

Never lie about anything when you are asking for money in court. The insurance company will catch you in the lie. Depend on it. Then you will lose. Always tell the truth. You need a lawyer that is always going to tell the truth.

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Where Should You Hire An Attorney?

California Allows Seaman To FIle Jones Act Cases In California - Even If You Were Injured or Were Working In another State!
Many of the big shipping companies and fishing companies regularly recruit workers from California to work on their vessels. When they get seriously hurt, they get shipped home.


When the injury is serious, what should you do?

We recommend they call us. Many times we can bring claims for these seaman in California State Court. Flying back and forth from distant ports can really add up the costs of a lawsuit. When you bring your case in California State Court, you in effect, level the playing field between you and the insurance company.

The last thing the insurance company wants you to do is file your claim in California State Court. By doing so, you are taking away the shipping companies or fish processing companies big advantage - - making you file a claim in their state.

Thus, if you are from California and you were injured in another State or working for a shipping company or fish procession company from another state - - you should call us. If you call an out of state attorney they are most likely going to file your claim in their state.

If you call us, we are going to try to keep your case here in California. In your home court - not the insurance companies home court. Call us first.


 Forum Selection Clauses

At times, lawsuits and claims must be filed where the incident occurred or, for example, pursuant to a forum selection clause, in cities far removed from where the claimant resides. Thus, we accept cases with clients that live all over America and the world. The Turley Law Firm has a world-wide practice. 

Somtimes seaman may get injured in another State and there is a forum selction clause which states the lawsuit must be filed in California.  In these instances, we may represent Seaman and crewmembers that come from states and/or ports very distant from California.

Based upon the foregoing California venue rules and  forum selection clauses, we accept cases for injured Seaman that are injured all over America, including:

Alabama, Montgomery, AL, Birmingham, Alaska, Juneau, AK, Anchorage, Kodiak, Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado River, Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, California, Sacramento, CA, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Port Hueneme, Oceanside, Yuba City, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Colorado, Denver, CO, Connecticut, Hartford, CT, Delaware, Dover, DE, Florida, Tallahassee, FL, Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando, Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Savanna , Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, Pearl Harbor, Idaho, Boise, ID, Illinois, Springfield, IL, Chicago, Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, Iowa, Des Moines, IA, Kansas, Topeka, KS, Kentucky, Frankfort, KY, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, Maine, Augusta, ME, Portland, Maryland, Annapolis, MD, Baltimore, Massachusetts, Boston, MA, Quincy, Michigan, Lansing, MI, Detroit, Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Montana, Helena, MT, Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, Nevada, Carson City, NV, New Hampshire, Concord, NH, New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, Newark, Jersey City, New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, New York, Albany, NY, New York City, Buffalo, Erie, Rochester, North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, Wilmington, North Dakota, Bismarck, ND, Ohio, Columbus, OH, Toledo, Akron, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, Oregon, Salem, OR, Portland, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Providence, RI, Newport, South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Charleston, South Dakota, Pierre, SD, Tennessee, Nashville, TN, Memphis, Texas, Austin, TX, Houston, Dallas, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Vermont, Montpelier, VT, Virginia, Richmond, VA, Norfolk, Va Beach, Virginia Beach, Washington, Olympia, Seattle, West Virginia, Charleston, WV, Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Milwaukee, Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY.

Disclaimer:  We are California lawyers. We can not and do not hold ourselves out as being  attorneys from any other State.  We do handle cases for Seaman that are filed in other States. In those instances we associate in local counsel and we can practice in most states as pro hoc vice counsel.   As stated above,  we  provide legal representation  for California residents that are injured all over the United States and the World.




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The San Diego, California personal injury law firm of The Turley Law Firm serves clients across  Southern California area. We give you straight talk about your legal options. We have handled cases from San Diego to Imperial Beach to Oceanside to Escondido to El Cajon, everywhere in between, such as: Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,  Del Mar, Eastlake, Encinitas, La Mesa, La Costa, La Jolla, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Mission Bay, NAS San Diego, National City, Naval Station San Diego, North Island, North County, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Port of San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, San Diego Harbor, Santee, Solana Beach, South Bay, Spring Valley, Vista.

We handle cases across California, including: Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, Imperial County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County, Colorado River, Mexico, Cabo, Pacific Ocean and all the Oceans and waterways across California and the World.


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