Since the 1970′s, the New Orleans maritime lawyers at The Lambert Firm have successfully resolved hundreds of maritime claims worldwide. From the Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, East Coast and inland waterways of the United States to the seas of Asia, the coasts of Africa, the Mediterranean and South America, The Lambert Firm has represented maritime workers injured all over the world and of all different types.

Our accident lawyers have successfully represented offshore maritime workers including divers, blue water seamen who suffered injuries on the high seas, vessel and drill crew members suffering personal injuries and deaths resulting from offshore drilling operations, including jack-up rigs, semi-submersibles, IDB’s, and crews of offshore tugs, crew boats, lift boats, work boats, supply boats, living quarters, cryogenic platforms, lay barges, derrick barges, and other special purpose vessels and operating platforms.

Our experienced maritime injury attorneys have also been successful representing inland maritime workers, whether tankermen & deckhands on push boats and tugs or oilers and utility men on midstream transfer operations.

If you’ve worked on a vessel, you know that the maritime world has its own language and that anyone who hasn’t experienced it probably

couldn’t understand how things operate in that world.

Our maritime lawyers speak the language and are already familiar with that world. We don’t have to be taught what a P&A job is, or what slick-line operators do, or what JSA stands for or that “tripping pipe” does not mean someone tripped on a pipe. Maritime law is similarly unique and needs an experienced maritime attorney to maximize your recovery under whichever maritime laws may apply.

Maritime Laws and Regulations Can Include:

• Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) – For a maritime worker’s family to be eligible to file for benefits under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), the incident must occur on the high seas, more than three nautical miles from shore.
• Jones Act - A federal law that governs the liability of marine employers and operators for their employees’ work-related injuries, providing legal remedies to seamen injured while working on a vessel.
• Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) - Provides workers’ compensation benefits for maritime workers who are not seamen, filling the gap between the Jones Act and state workers’ comp. The Department of Labor (DOL) administers LHWCA, and injured workers who qualify for coverage are entitled to benefits.

• Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) - The outer continental shelf includes any and all submerged lands beyond state coastal waters, more than three miles offshore, which are under United States jurisdiction. OCSLA provides an injured seaman the right to bring a lawsuit for incidents that occur on the Outer Continental Shelf.
• General Maritime Law – General Maritime Law is the age-old law of the sea which provides basic rights to seamen. These rights include the right to recover for personal injuries caused by the unseaworthiness of a vessel and the right to maintenance and cure in the event that the seaman is injured or becomes ill while in service to the vessel.

Contact a Louisiana Maritime Lawyer

Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, The Lambert Firm has been handling serious maritime accidents for over 40 years. We operate on a contingency basis so there are no upfront fees or costs, and we don’t get paid unless we recover money on your behalf. Our aggressive personal injury attorneys will work hard to get you the best possible result.

Any discussions you have with us are completely confidential and protected by the attorney-client privilege. Contact our maritime lawyers today to get the answers to the questions you have about your maritime case.