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• Bill Honored As Speaker At 2011 Maritime Personal Injury Seminar...
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Jones Act Seaman

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THE SEAMAN STATUS TEST MAY DETERMINE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE - - CALIFORNIA JONES ACT ATTORNEY .... YOU NEED A MARITIME LAWYER PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY'S FUTURE

When you are injured aboard a vessel or in the service of the vessel, one of the most important considerations is whether or not you meet what is called the "Seaman Status test."

Seaman status is the judicially created test (as opposed to created by a statute) used to determine whether a worker is a seaman. And, importantly, whether you, the injured worker, are entitled to powerful seaman rights and remedies.

Ultimately you and your lawyer will have to bring forth evidence satisfying the elements governing seaman status. The inquiry into seaman status is highly fact specific. Of course, it is critical to understand the legal elements governing seaman status.

Ignore Seaman status and you and your lawyer may well have lost your case long before the employer's summary judgment motion is filed. Steering clear of these treacherous and shallow Seaman Status shoals, however, will depend on you and your attorney's ability to favorably marshal the legally operative facts.

Seaman Status in the Ninth Circuit

The following is the current seaman status test as directed by the U.S. Supreme Court and followed by the Ninth Circuit:

To prove that you are a "seaman," you, the injured worker, must show by a preponderance of the evidence:

1. That the vessel on which you were employed was in navigation,
2. That you had a "more or less permanent connection with the vessel" and/or an identifiable fleet of vessels," and
3. That your job contributed to the function or mission of the vessel(s).

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We could go on and on like many lawyers about how great they are. They will tell you how much they care about you and your case (even though they haven't met you yet). They will tell you how "aggressive" they are, what schools they went to, how much money they are going to get for you (without knowing anything about your particular case) and/or how many years of experience they have. But you've probably heard all of this before.

Instead, of us telling you all this, we prefer to simply let our track record and our clients speak for us:

Chosen as 2010 Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in San Diego

Elected by his peers to be President of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

Elected by his peers to be on the Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys of California

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Your Questions Answered - Your Legal Options Explained

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. This website is designed to answer your questions. Use this website to research your Jones Act Case, Seaman Injury Case and/or Maritime Injury Case.

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The Turley Law Firm Attorneys 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,  El Cajon, Vista, 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 attorneys, including Jones Act attorneys, unseaworthiness attorneys, boat negligence attorneys, maintenance and cure attorneys,  cruise ship attorneys, recreational boating attorneys, boat accident attorneys, ship accident attorney, boat collision attorney, ship collision attorney, barge accident attorney, barge attorney, derrick attonrey, floating work platform attorney,  PWC accident attorney, personal watercraft accident attorney, sailboat accident attorney, water ski accident attorney, sailing accident attorney,  tanker attorney, offshore attorney,  and river accident attorneys.  Jones Act Attorney,  Jones Act Lawyer, Boating Accident Attorney, Boating Accident Lawyer, LHWCA Lawyer, LHWCA Attorney, Longshore Act Attorney, Longshore Act Lawyer.

The Turley Law Firm
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Phone: (619) 234-2833
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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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