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Yavorsky, Felice Navigation, Jones Act & Seaman


Fotosearch_k9174474Yavorsky, Felice Navigation, Jones Act & Seaman: A recent case in the United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana ruled on a summary judgment motion.

The Yavorsky, Felice Navigation, Jones Act & Seaman case documents what many workers on a vessel, tugboat, ship, offshore, oil rig, oil platform, roustabouts and seaman may face today – an offshore injury or oil rig accident suffered while working on a ship or vessel, oil rig, oil platform or offshore that may be a potential admiralty injury, Jones act injury & maritime injury case.

To find out more on the case, see Case No. 14-2007 – November 7, 2014.

A brief summary of the facts include:

  • Plaintiffs, who are citizens of Ukraine, filed this actions seeking damages for their son’s death.
  • They allege that on January 17, 2014, Igor was fatally injured by his fellow seamen while working as the chief officer aboard the M/V OCEAN LION, a Liberian-flagged vessel owned by Felice and managed by Primerose.
  • Felice is organized under the laws of, and maintains its principal place of business in, Liberia. Primerose is organized under the laws of the Marshall Islands and maintains offices in the Marshall Islands and Greece.
  • At the time of Igor’s death, the M/V OCEAN LION was on the Mississippi River.

MARITIME INJURY

Have you been injured in an offshore accident? If you have been injured while working as longshoremen, roughneck, cruise ship employee, etc., the laws that govern the areas of navigation, shipping, and overseas injuries, known as maritime and admiralty laws, may protect you.

Individuals suffering a Maritime, Admiralty, Jones Act type personal injury (offshore injury, offshore accident, oil rig injury, oil rig accident or injured offshore) may be entitled to compensation in the form of maintenance payments, lost wages, monies for medical treatment and other damages. These are some of the jobs that may fall under maritime, Jones act or admiralty law:

  • Merchant Marine
  • Longshoremen
  • Cruise Ships
  • Ship Construction
  • River Boats
  • Tug Boats
  • Fish Processing
  • Commercial Underwater Divers
  • Oil Platform/Rig Workers/Roughnecks
  • Casino Boats

For more on admiralty, Jones act and admiralty injury cases, please follow this link.



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