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Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims
- 28 Maritime Pirates Taken into Custody Today by EU Naval Force
- Malacca Strait Tankers at Risk for Terrorism
- Maritime Worker Electrocuted: Coast Guard Issues Safety Alert
- Portland, Maine To Host US Largest Oil Spill Response Drill in March 2010
- New Brain, Spine Injury Treatments Give Maritime Injury Victims Hope
Houston Car Accident Attorneys
- 3 Children Killed, 2 Children Seriously Injured in Bastrop County, Texas Crash
- Houston, Texas Motorist Seriously Injured in Monday Morning Crash
- Texas High School Student Killed By Her School Bus
- Poor Sleep Linked to More Car Accidents in Teenagers
- Two Killed in Multiple Vehicle Crash in Pearland, Texas
Texas Truck Accidents
- Brazoria Tractor-Trailer Accident Trial: Lawyers Wrangle over Blood Sample Protocols
- New Employee Screening Website Promises Stronger Checks of Truck Drivers, Fewer Accidents
- Two Teenagers Killed in Truck Accident in Brazoria County
- Arlington, Texas Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills Two, Critically Injures One
- Austin, Texas Cyclist run over by 18-wheeler
Houston Motorcycle Accidents
- Corpus Christi, Texas Motorcycle Accident Kills One, Critically Injures Another
- Motorcycle Accident Death in Lewisville, Texas Also Severely Injures Passenger
- Texas Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal Leads to Rise in Deadly Accidents
- Legally Blind Motorist Kills Motorcycle Rider in Waco, Texas
- Motorcycle Precautions That Can Save Your Life
Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents
- Practice of Misclassification Places Workers at Risk
- Despite OSHA Regulations, Scaffolding Safety Continues to be Elusive
- Worker Dies in Fall at Houston, Texas refinery
- Gas Leak at Processing Plant in Texas Kills One, Injures Another
- Four Construction Contractors Cited in Austin, Texas Scaffolding Accident
Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims
- Railroad Workers With Repetitive Stress Injuries
- Speaking out about a Fatal Train-car Collision in North Carolina
- Railroad Employer Liable for Parking Lot Injury
- Should I get a lawyer to file my FELA injury claim?
- Court grants arbitration case involving labor dispute in railroad industry
General
- Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit vs. Waco in Cameron Park death
- Swine Flu Lawsuit Planned Over First Death
- More Americans die each month of preventable medical injuries than died in terrorist attacks of 9/11
- First Potential Lupus-Specific Treatment in Sight!
- Protecting Your Job While Coping With a Chronic Illness
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- Amtrak Passenger Injured in Train Car Collision With Big Rig...
Posted on 3/8/2010 - Two Crew Members Killed in Oil Tanker Fire While Welding...
Posted on 3/5/2010 - Texas Man Dies While Diving Near Key Largo, Florida...
Posted on 3/4/2010 - Two Texas Refinery Workers Killed in Oil Refinery Fire...
Posted on 3/3/2010 - March 2010, Brain Injury Awareness Month...
Posted on 3/2/2010 - Danish NATO Destroyer Sinks Maritime Pirate Vessel off Somalia...
Posted on 3/1/2010 - Louisiana Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses And Deaths Down In 2008...
Posted on 3/1/2010 - Hawaii Urges all Vessels, Crew to Evacuate Harbor Areas Before Tsunami...
Posted on 2/27/2010 - Three Crew Killed as Cruise Ship Rams Egyptian Pier...
Posted on 2/26/2010 - Over 12 Students Treated After Pasadena, Texas School Bus Crash...
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Case Results
Below are representative settlements and verdicts pursued and won by Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P.. Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case. Nor does it mean that we win all of our cases - we don't. Our clients tell us that knowing that we have achieved significant results, both by settlement and by jury verdict, is one factor that many of them used to decide to hire us. You certainly should ask any prospective attorney whether he or she has obtained significant verdicts and settlements but the decision to hire an attorney should not be made on this factor alone. We would be more than happy to discuss any of these cases, and many others, with you.
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DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.
Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims
- $3,750,000 Settlement Reached by SMSH in Barge Explosion
- SMSH Settles Maritime Injury from Slipping on Staircase for $600,000
- SMSH Collects Large Judgement in Longshoreman Injury
- SMSH Reaches $440,000 Settlement in Longshoreman Injury Case
- SMSH Settles Fishing Accident Claim for $300,000
- Jones Act Settlement Reached By SMSH
- Longshoreman Back Injury Leads to Settlement by SMSH
- Fall on Boat Leads to $225,000 Settlement
- SMSH Recovers $225,00 in Fall from Ladder on Vessel
- Seaman Injured, SMSH Reaches Settlement
- Matt Shaffer Settles Tankerman's Case for $579k
- Matt Shaffer Obtains $700k for Forklift Injury
- Injured Tankerman Settles Case for $600k
- SMSH Partner Obtains $1.1M Settlement for Back and Leg Injury of Seaman
- SMSH Partner Matt Shaffer recently recovered $275,000 for a ship’s inspector
- Deckhand With Broken Foot Settles Case for $975k
- Crew Basket Injury Settles for $525k
- SMSH Settles Jones Act injury case for $17,755,000
- Matt Shaffer Settles Third Party Longshore Claim for $1.6 Million
- SMSH Settles Electrician's Claim for $950,000
- Deckhand Settles Back Injury Case for $579k
- SMSH Attorneys Settle Maritime Injury Claim for $2.5 Million
- SMSH Attorneys Obtain $800k Settlement for Injured Oiler
- Matt Shaffer Settles Unoperated Back Case for $500k
Awarded: $3,750,000
Awarded: $600,000
Awarded: $480,000 + costs
Awarded: $440,000
Awarded: $300,000
Awarded: $295,000
Awarded: $272,000
Awarded: $225,000
Awarded: $225,000
Awarded: $110,400
Awarded: $579,376.83
Awarded: 700,000
Awarded: 600,000
Awarded: 1,100,000
Awarded: $275,000
Awarded: $975,000
Awarded: $525,000
Awarded: $17,755,000
Awarded: $1,600.000
Awarded: $950,000
Awarded: $579,376.83
Awarded: $2.5 Million
Awarded: $800,000
Awarded: $500,000
Houston Car Accident Attorneys
- SMSH Settles Auto Accident Claim for $288k
Awarded: $288,000
Texas Truck Accidents
- SMSH Settles Trucking Claim for $375k
- SMSH Recovers $375k for Injured Victim of Drug-Using Truck Driver
- Jonathan Harris Settles Trucking Accident Claim for $645k
- Jonathan Harris Obtains $575k Settlement in Trucking Accident
- SMSH Recovers Over $470k for Driver Injured by Truck
- SMSH Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Claim Involving Crash with Truck
- $1M Policy Limits Obtained by SMSH When Improperly Secured Towed Vehicle Kills a Mother
Awarded: $375,000.00
Awarded: $375,000
Awarded: $645,000
Awarded: $575,000
Awarded: $471,614
Awarded: Confidential
Awarded: $960,000
Houston Motorcycle Accidents
- SMSH Partner Jonathan Harris Obtains over $2M for Injured Victims of Motorcycle Accident
Awarded: $2,318,987.90
Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents
- SMSH Obtains $750,000 Settlement for Construction Hand Injury
- SMSH Concludes Settlement of Plant Explosion Cases
- SMSH Partner Jonathan Harris Settles Construction Injury for $650k
- SMSH Partner Jonathan Harris Settles Forklift Injury Case for $849,600
- Jonathan Harris Obtains $364k for Injured Truck Driver
Awarded: $750,000
Awarded: Confidential
Awarded: $650,000
Awarded: $849,600
Awarded: $364,574.13
Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims
- SMSH Settles Union Pacific Railroad Case
- SMSH Settles Railroad Wrongful Death Case
Awarded: Confidential
Awarded: Confidential
Miscellaneous
- SMSH Settles Hip Injury from Fall in Shopping Mall
- SMSH Reaches Settlement with Galveston Randall's
- SMSH Reaches Settlement for Medical Malpractice
Awarded: $179,000 + costs
Awarded: $100,000
Awarded: Confidential
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