Injuries on platforms, rigs, drillships, and offshore production facilities
A fire or explosion on a rig or vessel produces some of the most catastrophic injuries in the maritime world. Offshore burn injuries are life-altering, expensive to treat, and, because help is hours away by helicopter, often far more severe than the same burn would be on land. The law that applies can determine whether…
If you were hurt working on an offshore oil or gas platform, the single most important question is not how badly you were injured. It is which law covers you, because that one answer decides whether you are a Jones Act seaman, a Longshore Act claimant, or someone borrowing the law of the nearest state….
After an oil rig accident, the question that keeps you up at night is usually a money question: what is this going to cost me, and what can I recover? There is no honest single number, but there is something better than a number. There is a framework that decides which law governs your claim,…
When an oil rig accident happens, the company that signs your paychecks is rarely the only party at fault, and sometimes it is not the one you can recover the most from. Offshore operations run on a web of operators, contractors, and equipment makers, and figuring out which of them is liable is the difference…
For an offshore worker hurt on or around a platform, the first fight is rarely about how the accident happened. It is about which law governs your claim, because that single answer can be the difference between full damages and a capped benefit check. In short: Whether the Jones Act or the Longshore Act applies…
If you were hurt on a rig or platform, the law that protects you depends on your job and where you worked. Here is how to find out where you stand. In short: Which law covers an offshore oil and gas injury depends on your job. Workers with a substantial connection to a vessel (a…
