Dutch Harbor Injuries & Accidents
Maritime Personal Injury -- Jones Act Seamen -- Dutch Harbor -- Alaskan Commercial Fishing Industry Hub
If you have been injured working as a crewman aboard a boat near Dutch Harbor, or anywhere in Alaska, it is imperative you understand your rights to compensation under maritime law. Your employer owes you a safe place to work and a seaworthy vessel. When you are injured through negligence or unseaworthiness, you are entitled compensation for your injuries under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law.
This compensation may include damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, disfigurement, medical expenses, and loss of future earning capacity. In almost all cases, under the doctrine of maintenance and cure an injured seaman is entitled to have all his reasonable and necessary medical bills paid related to a shipboard accident or illness. You have the right to select your own doctor. You have the right to maintenance - a daily living allowance, until you reach maximum medical improvement.
Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC is one of the most experienced maritime personal injury law firms in the Nation. For over twenty years, the maritime lawyers of the firm have served injured seamen in Dutch Harbor and throughout Alaska, Washington, and the nation. We have handled thousands of Jones Act injury cases, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for their clients. Our firm has represented families in wrongful death cases involving the sinkings of the Alaska Ranger, Katmai, Arctic Rose, Aleutian Enterprise, Pace Setter, Pacific Apollo, Amber Dawn, and many others.
We understand your jobs, your injuries, and how those injuries will impact you for the rest of your life, and we are experienced in all types of Alaska fishing vessels. Our practice focuses on representing maritime injury victims. We know how accidents happen at sea, and how those accidents could have been prevented. We are dedicated to getting their injury clients the best medical care possible, and fair compensation for their injuries.
When a lawyer at Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC tells you that you have a good claim, it is based on years of experience successfully handling Jones Act and maritime injury claims. It is an opinion you can trust.