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What is a Jones Act case?

What is the Jones Act?

Common Questions by seriously injured Jones Act Seaman and their families:

What is a Jones Act case?
Why should I care what a Jones Act lawsuit is?
What is important about the Jones Act?
Can you explain the Jones Act?
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Jones Act Negligence?

The Jones Act creates benefits for sailors which are very, very powerful. Seaman are entitled to maintenance and cure. Which means your employer must pay you a daily stipend and provide medical care to treat your injuries. In addition, you can also sue for damages if your injuries were caused by Jones Act negligence on the part of the ship's owners or other crew members. Or if the vessel was unseaworthy. These damages include death benefits, in the event that Seaman are killed while in the service of the vessel.

In essence, the Jones Act provides you powerful remedies under maritime law against your employers for injuries arising from negligent acts of the employer or co-workers. Jones Act negligence has a “feather weight causation standard.” The vessel is liable for your injuries if it is unseaworthy. No other worker in America has these powerful rights and remedies.

Seaman Status:

Briefly, if you spend at least 30% of your time on a vessel in navigation (or an identifiable fleet of vessels); then you probably qualify for “Seaman Status.” Meaning, you qualify for powerful Seaman’s rights and remedies. You don’t have to be a “Blue Water Seaman” in order to have Seaman Status. There are many “Brown Water Seaman.” And many Seaman that spend the night in their own bed at night.

Everyone that works aboard vessels may qualify as a Seaman. Including, all staff on board ship, from the Captain down to the mess helper. Generally, benefits provided by the Jones Act may be significantly higher than benefits for land based workers.

The U.S. Congress adopted the Merchant Marine Act in 1920, formerly 46 U.S.C. § 688 and codified on October 6, 2006 as 46 U.S.C. § 30104. The Act formalized the rights of seaman which have been recognized for centuries.

"From the very beginning of American civilization, courts have protected seaman whom the courts have described as 'unprotected and in need of counsel; because they are thoughtless and require indulgence; because they are credulous and complying; and are easily overreached. They are emphatically the wards of admiralty.'" Capitol Hill Hearing Testimony, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee; Testimony by John Hickley, attorney at law. Congressional Quarterly. March 27, 2007.

The Jones Act allows you - - an injured Seaman - - to obtain damages from your employer for the negligence of the shipowner, the captain, or fellow members of the crew. The Jones Act extends similar legislation already in place that allows for recoveries by railroad workers. Its operative provision is found at 46 U.S.C. § 688(a), which provides:

"Any sailor who shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, at his election, maintain an action for damages at law, with the right to trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply..."

This allows you to bring actions against your ship owner based on claims of unseaworthiness or negligence. Powerful rights and remedies.





Additional Jones Act information:

What is a Jones Act case?
The Jones Act

Who is a Jones Act Seaman? (Seaman Status)

What is Jones Act Maintenance and Cure?
What is Maintenance under the Jones Act?

What is negligence under the Jones Act?
What do you have to prove in a Jones Act negligence claim?

What is unseaworthiness?
How does the law define unseaworthiness?
How do I prove the vessel was unseaworthy?

The Turley Law Firm Lawyers accept cases in the following locations in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Riverside, Stockton, Chula Vista, Fremont, Irvine, Modesto, Glendale, San Bernardino, Huntington Beach, Oxnard, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Oceanside, Rancho Cucamonga, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Ontario, Pomona, Santa Rosa, Salinas, Palmdale, Hayward, Pasadena, Torrance, Corona, Lancaster, Catalina Island, Bodega Bay, Bethel Island, Half Moon Bay, Eureka, Avalon,  Escondido, Alameda, Orange, Elk Grove, Sunnyvale, Fullerton, Thousand Oaks, El Monte, Simi Valley, Concord, Visalia, Vallejo, Ventura, Ventura Harbor, Marina del Ray, Morro Bay, Inglewood, Santa Clara, Pacific Ocean,  Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach , Port of San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Channel, San Clemente Island,  San Joaquin River, San Francisco Harbor, San Francisco Bay, Stockton, Port of Stockton, Port of Sacramento, Port San Luis, California Delta, Lake Tahoe, Colorado River, Port of San Diego, Sausalito, Santa Cruz, San Pedro,  San Diego Harbor, Stockton, Oceanside Harbor, Catalina Island, Dan Point, Newport Harbor, Ventura Harbor, Port Hueneme, Vallejo, Crescent City, Yuba City, Wilmington, and the Channel Islands, and the navigable waterways of the the United States and the navigable waters of California.

The Turley Law Firm handles all type of boat and ship accidents and we are boat accident lawyers, including Jones Act lawyers, unseaworthiness lawyers, boat negligence lawyers, maintenance and cure lawyers,  cruise ship lawyers, recreational boating lawyers, boat accident lawyers, ship accident lawyer, boat collision lawyer, ship collision lawyer, barge accident lawyer, barge lawyer, derrick attonrey, floating work platform lawyer,  PWC accident lawyer, personal watercraft accident lawyer, sailboat accident lawyer, water ski accident lawyer, sailing accident lawyer,  tanker lawyer, offshore lawyer,  and river accident lawyers.

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