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Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims
- Maritime Safety Recommendations on NTSB Wish List
- 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
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
- BP Facing up to $3 Million in Fines in Ohio Refinery Explosion
- 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
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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- Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims
- Maritime Safety Recommendations on NTSB Wish List
- 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
- Atchafalaya Channel Closed Off Post Dredge-Pipeline Accident
- Massive Outbreak of Disease on Cruise Liner; 300 Passengers Feared Ill
- Cosco Busan Operator Fined $10 million in Bay Bridge Accident
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Aboard Celebrity Cruise Ship
- Star of Show that Brought a Jones Act Seaman’s Life to TV is Dead
- Crewmember's Body Found After Tugboat Sinks in Port of Houston, Texas
- One Person Missing in Tugboat Accident in Houston Ship Channel
- Inquiry into Offshore Helicopter Safety Centers on Maintenance
- Coast Guard Rescues Survivors of Tugboat Accident near Jamaica
- Fishing Boat Trawling for Prawns Collides with Large Cargo Ship Near Scotland
- North Sea Offshore Rig Evacuated after Supply Ship Accident
- Shipping Group Calls for Strong Action Against Piracy
- Possible Causes of Tanker-Barge Accident off Texas Coast
- Port Arthur is the Largest Oil Spill in Texas Since 1994
- Marine Distress Signals Save Lives at Sea
- Port Arthur, Texas Ship Collision Closes Intercoastal Waterway
- Towboat Worker Killed after False “All Clear” Signal
- Jury Trial and the Jones Act
- Florida Casino Boats Looking at Tough Times: Could Maritime Safety be Compromised?
- Apache Offshore Platform Fire off Louisiana Coast is Fatal
- When Is a Gambling Vessel Employee Considered a Maritime Worker?
- Why Roustabouts Require Protection Under the Jones Act
- New Maritime Medical Association to Work for Medical Interests of Seaman
- Recent Longshore Decisions
- If You Follow Just One Piece of Advice from a Maritime Lawyer, Follow This
- Why You Must Choose a Jones Act Lawyer
- Maritime Lawyer-Recommended Read: LA Times Report on Pilot boat Operators
- Worker Crushed to Death in Tugboat Accident in New Jersey
- Jones Act Lawsuits Filed in Sinking of Vessel
- Christmas Eve Vessel Collision off Cavite Coast Leaves 27 Missing
- NTSB Report Determines Master’s Failure Caused Ship Collision
- FAA to Provide Stronger Air Traffic Control Services for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Helicopter Services
- 8-year-old Killed in Boat Crash with USCG
- Ship Capsizes off Lebanon Coast
- 5 Missing after South Korean Fishing Boat Sinks
- Tugboat Crewmember Severely Injured in Slip and Fall Accident off South Carolina
- Texas Shrimper Seriously Injured in Fishing Vessel Accident
- Intentional Placement of a Seaman in Danger can be the Grounds for a Jones Act Claim
- Coast Guard Issues Safety Alert over Unapproved EPIRB Batteries
- Shipyard Accident in Mississippi Leaves Two Dead
- Maersk Alabama Under Fire Again: Should Maritime Lawyers be Surprised?
- Barge Crewmember Killed in Fall Overboard in Chesapeake Bay
- An Injured Jones Act Seaman has Maintenance and Cure Rights
- Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Recent Decisions
- Oil Rig Workers Rescued from Rig in Gulf of Mexico
- Two Men Injured in Helicopter Crash in Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana Barge Accident Caused by Combination of Speed and Human Error
- Albany Fishing Boat Murder: Does the Jones Act Cover Assaults?
- Four US Companies Sued in Mexican Offshore Rig Explosion
- Diver Killed in Commercial Diving Accident in Florida
- Alaska Boat Crew Escape Without Injuries After Fire Accident
- Jones Act Seamen on Alaskan Vessels Prepare For Hectic Crabbing Season
- A Jones Act Seaman has the Right to Immediate Medical Attention
- Tugboat Worker Killed in Fall Accident in Houston Ship Channel
- Who Qualifies For Compensation Under the Jones Act?
- Towboats collide near High Island
- Maritime Workers Beware of Employers Offering Trick Benefits!
- Report says TWIC has cost 10,000 port workers, others their jobs
- Oil platform injury justifies maritime workers comp benefits, panel rules
- U.S. Supreme Court rules in new Decision on a Jones Act seaman's right to maintenance and cure
- Sotomayor's Ruling on Maritime Experts
- Recent Significant Decisions Related to Longshore Cases
- Man falls from barge into Mississippi River, dies
- U.S. Coast Guard issues new anti-piracy requirements
- Fifth Citcuit Rules on LHWCA - Exclusivity of Remedy and Third Party Liability
- Carnival cancels 2 more cruises
- Crew member on pirated U.S. freighter sues shipping line
- Welding Burn Victims
- Offshore support vessel rates decline
- Maritime Security Meeting Reviews Code
- Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $2.5M Fine for Concealing Vessel Pollution
- Captain jumps overboard, SEALs shoot pirates, official says
- Pirates hijack Maersk ship with 20 Americans onboard
- Recent Notable Cases Around the Country
- May a seaman recover punitive damages for the willful failure to pay maintenance and cure?
- Major Maritime Insurer Responds to Lifeboat Accidents with DVD Campaign
- Hawaii implements port-security system
- Texas Ports Association Honors U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as 'Person of the Year'
- Oil Platform Worker Obtained Maritime Compensation
- Texas High Court: Jones Act Doesn’t Preempt State Silicosis Law
- SMSH files Jones Act Suit on behalf of Electrician against Diamond Offshore
- 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
- Dallas Drunk Driver Gets Maximum Sentence for Manslaughter
- Family of Deceased San Antonio Bicyclist Couple File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- What to Bring to Your First Meeting with a Houston Car Accident Lawyer
- Child Killed in Texas Auto Pedestrian Accident
- Aldine Bus Driver Indicted in Fatal Accident
- Efforts Lag to Improve Safety in Texas Work Zones
- Multiple Houston Auto Accidents - 3 Deaths and Wheelchair-Bound Man Injured
- Katy, Texas Cheerleader among 3 Killed in Burning Crash
- Red light cameras in Texas catch more than 1 million drivers every year
- Teen Dies and 3 Others Sent to Hospital Following Houston Single Car Wreck
- Lufkin Emergency Personnel Busy with Accidents
- Girl’s parents file wrongful death suit in fatal crash
- Land Rover maker ordered to pay $21.1 million in rollover case
- U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
- Distracted driving prevention program aimed at reducing car accidents in Southwest Florida
- Fire Truck versus Auto Accident Kills Toddler
- Maintaining Your Car to Prevent Auto Accidents
- 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
- One Person Killed in Truck Accident in Marshall, Texas
- 18-Wheeler Spills Hydrofluoric Acid on Dallas, Texas Freeway
- Could Texas Tractor Trailer Thefts Increase Risk of Accidents?
- Texas Driver Facing Drug Charges after Accident
- UPS Truck Driver from Harris County is Safest Truck Driver in Texas
- San Antonio Man Killed in Tractor Trailer Accident
- Deadly New York Truck Explosion on Long Island Expressway
- Galveston County Trucking Accident Leaves Texas Mother and Son Dead
- Log Truck Driver Killed in Accident in Tyler County, Texas
- Driver Dead After Colliding With Big Rig
- Texas Garbage Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Accident
- Texas Trucking Accident Lawyers Encourage Participation in FMCSA Listening Sessions on HOS Rules
- One Dead in Texas Logging Truck Accident
- Texas Truck Accident Lawyers Call for Firm Action To Eliminate Driver Fatigue
- Big rig loses tire on I-35, strikes minivan injuring child
- FMCSA's Gift to Texas Truck Safety Groups, Accident Lawyers
- Deadly Tanker Accident in Dallas, Texas Kills Truck Driver
- National Sleep Apnea Conference to Focus on Preventing Fatigue Related Accidents
- Family of Dallas Truck Accident Victim Sues Driver
- Truck Accident in Guadalupe County Kills Canyon Lake Man
- TV Report Analyzes Texas Truck Accident Record, No Surprises for SMSH Lawyers
- Houston Texas Semi Truck Accident on Interstate-10 Turns Fatal
- Texas Truck Accident Victim’s Family Pleads for Hit and Run Driver to Come Forward
- Truck Driver Hurt in 18-Wheeler Accident in Marshall
- Million Mile Commercial Truck Driver Says Sleep Apnea Program Saved His Life
- Lockhart, Texas Teenagers Killed in Truck Accident
- NTSB Report Blames Texas Bus Accident on Tire, Guardrail Failure
- FMCSA to Review 11-Hour Trucking Rule to Prevent Fatigue-Related Accidents
- Two Women Killed in Truck Accident in New Boston, Texas
- Safety Agency Calls for Sleep Apnea Screening to Minimize Risk of Truck Accidents
- Trucking Association Supports Texting Ban to Prevent Accidents
- Idaho's Aggressive Driving Program to Combat Commercial Trucking Accidents
- The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration cites 3 companies for fatal trucking accident
- Deadly accident in Houston, Texas, leads to two other crashes
- Tractor-trailer accident leaves St. Louis man injured
- Sleep disorder a risk for big rig drivers
- The Importance of Determining Truck Accident Liability After Debilitating Wrecks
- Federal proposal offers incentives to increase truck safety
- $19M Claim Filed against Maryland Transportation Authority, Others for Wrongful Deaths
- CTA names safety winners
- Texas 18 wheeler crash, one fatality
- How To Choose An 18 Wheeler Accident Lawyer After You’ve Been In A Trucking Accident
- National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Texas
- How Many Hours Can a Trucker Drive Safely?
- 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
- Waco man killed in motorcycle accident
- Motorcyclist critically injured in accident
- May is Motorcycle Safety Month in Some Texas Areas
- Blood Test For Brain Injuries Gains Momentum
- Two People Killed In Motorcycle Accident
- Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents
- BP Facing up to $3 Million in Fines in Ohio Refinery Explosion
- 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
- Plant Explosion in Seabrook, Texas Injures Two Workers
- Texas City Refinery Explosion Leaves One Dead
- OSHA Refinery Sweep Shows Why Explosions and Accidents are so Frequent
- BP Fined $87 Million for Violations in Texas City Refinery Explosion
- TX DWC Offers Information On Protection Against Heat-Related Illnesses
- Workplace Injuries Rise Following Daylight Savings Change
- BP to pay biggest U.S. criminal environmental fine ever
- 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
- Two Hydroxycut Class Actions Filed
- BREAKING NEWS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cause, Mechanism & Diagnostic Test Discovered, Researchers Say
- Financial Impact on Disabled Individuals Can Be Staggering, Says New Study
- Get to Know Fibro on National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
- CA Jury Awards Drowning Victim's Family $14 Million
- Hit Hard by the Economy, Americans Risk Knockout Without Disability Insurance
- Congressman 'Disgusted' By AIG Delaying and Denying Claims
- New Plaintiffs File Suit In Carbon Monoxide Incident
- Another Teen Death After Police Taser Use Leads to Plans for a Lawsuit
- Genes Linked to Stroke May Raise Risk by a Third, Study Finds
- AARP: More than 19 million Americans live with a work disability
- $5.7m settlement in wrongful death lawsuit filed against California Highway Patrol
- Lyme Disease Cases Jump in DC Region
- Follow Stacey Burke on Twitter
- Follow Matt Shaffer on Twitter
- First Wrongful-Death Suit Filed in Buffalo, N.Y., Plane Crash
- Plaintiffs Awarded $1.3 Million for Slip and Fall Accident at Train Station
- Wrongful death suit filed in child's electrocution
- Woman Obtains $157M Default Judgment in Wrongful Death Case
- Short-Term Landlords Can Be Sued For Injuries
- Back Surgery Patients Do Better!
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- Houston Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorney
- Texas Refinery Lawyers and Construction Accidents Attorneys
- Railroad Injury Lawyer FELA | Railway Worker Claims | FELA Lawyer
News
- Multiple-vehicle wreck shuts down Houston's South Loop
- Norovirus Outbreak on Mediterranean Cruise Ship
- Amtrak Passenger Injured in Train Car Collision With Big Rig
- Two Crew Members Killed in Oil Tanker Fire While Welding
- Texas Man Dies While Diving Near Key Largo, Florida
- Two Texas Refinery Workers Killed in Oil Refinery Fire
- March 2010, Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Danish NATO Destroyer Sinks Maritime Pirate Vessel off Somalia
- Louisiana Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses And Deaths Down In 2008
- Hawaii Urges all Vessels, Crew to Evacuate Harbor Areas Before Tsunami
- Three Crew Killed as Cruise Ship Rams Egyptian Pier
- Over 12 Students Treated After Pasadena, Texas School Bus Crash
- Cruise Ship Crewmember Overboard in Hawaiian Islands
- DOT Sample Language for States to Use in Creating Texting Bans
- Matt Shaffer's Case on Cover of Professional Mariner Magazine
- Woman killed by Dallas-area commuter train
- Fire Aboard Turkish Cargo Ship Severely Burns Crewmember
- Upper Houston Ship Channel Reopened
- Coast Guard rescues 2 commercial fishermen off California
- Big Rig Accident in Opelousas, Louisiana Kills Community Leader
- Railroads Must Compensate Employee Fired For Reporting Work Injury
- China Vessel Collision Leads to Drowning
- Voluntary Commercial Passenger Vessel Safety Exams on Lake Texoma
- Two Found Dead After Boat Capsizes In Southern Chile
- OSHA Cites Houston, TX Company Following Electrocution Death
- Coast Guard reveals details, but no cause to oil spill
- OSHA To Change Records to Improve Illness Data
- Help Us Find the Hit and Run Driver Who Killed a Toddler in Houston
- Tulane Linebacker Sule Osagiede Killed in Texas Auto Accident
- Red-light fine grace period ends Saturday in Houston
- Commercial Trucks and Bus Drivers Prohibited from Texting
- Texas School Bus Accident Injures Three Students
- Derailed Train in Baytown, Texas
- Rescue Ship has Reached Sinking Russian Vessel
- Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Coast Guard Responds to Ferry Fire Near Spectacle Island in Boston, MA
- Positive Train Control Mandated by Federal Government
- Search Ends for Remaining Missing in Asian Ship Capsizing
- Injured man taken from boat on the St. Johns River
- Texas Comptroller Announces $6M Funding to Synchronize Traffic Lights
- Arlington, Texas Motorcycle Cop Killed in Collision with School Bus
- Murder on the High Seas?
- Woman killed in Harris County Accident With Utility Truck
- Drunk Driver Causes Deadly Houston Wreck
- Cargo Ships Break Maritime Tradition by Taking Up Arms
- Fatal Harris County New Years Truck Crash
- Many Feared Dead as Boat Capsizes off India
- Houston Mayor White Appoints SMSH Partner Schechter to Chair Term Limits Commission
- Somali Pirates Seize Tanker and Cargo Ship
- Child dies in Houston Car Wreck, Stopping Traffic on the Katy Freeway
- Fire Aboard Houston-bound Freighter Kills 9, Injures 5
- Even With Warships, Maritime Piracy Is Up
- Fisherman Feared Dead after Boat sinks in English Channel
- USCG Suspends Search for Missing Crabber off of Washington State Coast
- Allstate Sues Texas Tow Truck Company
- Ambassador Arthur Schechter attends White House Holiday Reception
- Dutch Teenager Blocked from Solo Sailing Disappears
- HSE Reports Decrease in Offshore Injuries
- Truck Kills Pedestrian in East Houston Intersection
- Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Recall #0136
- Senate Passes Appropriations Bill; DOL to Get Financial Boost
- O'Quinn's Estate Sued for Wrongful Death After Fatal Crash
- Search for missing seamen continues off Cyprus
- Construction Workers Injured in Fall Accident at Dallas Cowboys Stadium
- Maersk Alabama Crew Blames Captain for Pirate Attack
- Private Security Guards Repel Pirate Attack
- DOT: Shipping Companies Must Take Precautions to Thwart Pirate Attacks
- SMSH Client John Cronan, Ex-Crewman Speaks Out About Second Pirate Attack on Maersk Alabama
- $1M Policy Limits Obtained by SMSH When Improperly Secured Towed Vehicle Kills a Mother
- SMSH Partner Matt Shaffer Files Suit in New Texas Jones Act Cases
- Four New Jones Act Lawsuits on File in Texas and Louisiana
- Family of Deceased Offshore Worker Retains SMSH
- Unoperated Back Jones Act Case Settles for Total of $409,000
- SMSH Retained in Gas Explosion Case - Construction Workers Hit Improperly Marked Pipeline
- Two New Jones Act Cases on File by SMSH Partner Matt Shaffer
- Injured pilot seeks medical expenses, lost wages from ship owner
- Seaman sues employer over injuries on board ship docked in Galveston
- New Filings
- Matt Shaffer - "Top Lawyer"
- SMSH Settles $17,755,000 Jones Act Case
- SMSH Partner Matt Shaffer Files Two New Jones Act Lawsuits
- SMSH Attorneys now on Twitter - Come Follow Our "Tweets"
- SMSH Files Three New Jones Act Lawsuits
- Matt Shaffer Named Texas Super Lawyer
- Jonathan S. Harris Named Texas Rising Star Lawyer
- Arthur Schechter Named Texas Super Lawyer for Sixth Consecutive Year
- Ambassador Arthur Schechter Rejoins SMSH
- Two SMSH Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine
- Two SMSH Lawyers Named Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas Magazine
- SMSH Files Suit in British Petroleum Explosion
- SMSH attorney most recently voted as one of Houston's Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas magazine.
- Matt Shaffer Named Top Lawyer for the People by H Texas Magazine
- Sailors from Ukraine Thank Supporters
Case Results
- 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
- General
- 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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