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September 27th, 2023

Offshore vs. Onshore Maritime Injuries

Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries, Offshore Injuries, Oil Drilling

Maritime work is undoubtedly demanding and carries a lot of inherent risks. Whether onshore or offshore, employees in the maritime industry face various hazards and...

April 21st, 2021

Maritime Attorney Matthew Shaffer Predicts Seacor Will Try and File a Limitation of Liability Defense

Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries, Uncategorized

A large commercial vessel reportedly capsized Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico with 18 crewmembers onboard. The vessel has been identified as the SEACOR...

March 5th, 2020

Top Worst Cruise Ship Disasters

Legal News, Maritime Accident

A cruise is supposed to be a luxurious, relaxing experience. Unfortunately, accidents—and sometimes cruise line negligence—have been known to turn vacations into nightmares. Here are...

May 30th, 2019

$2.5M recovered for daughter of man killed in dredging accident

Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident, Uncategorized

The 4-year-old daughter of a crane operator who was tragically killed in a December 2014 dredging accident will be taken care of for the rest...

June 28th, 2018

Texting on water prompts discussion for legislation

Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident

Water taxi and ferry transportation has dramatically risen in popularity among commuters. The appeal of a calmer, less congested and more aesthetically pleasing route has...

October 16th, 2017

Seven injured, One missing in Platform Explosion in Lake Pontchartrain

Drilling Rig Injuries, Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries, Offshore Injuries

Cleaning chemicals are said to have ignited an explosion on an oil rig platform in Lake Pontchartrain Sunday night. The explosion was said to have...

September 30th, 2016

SMSH Legal remembers Deepwater Horizon client in wake of movie release

Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries, Oil Drilling

Deepwater Horizon was released nationwide today in theaters, more than six years after the explosion claimed the lives of 11 crew members and left an...

July 29th, 2016

Towing Tugboat Exploded off the Coast of Florida on Monday

Attorney News, Maritime Accident

Towing tugboat, Thomas Dann, exploded several miles away from Marineland, Florida this past Monday. The engine room began smoking and later erupted into flames as...

June 23rd, 2016

Matt Shaffer Filed A Lawsuit on Behalf of Client Injured During Maritime Accident

Attorney News, Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries

Matt Shaffer recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client injured in a maritime accident. The client was employed as a roustabout for Anadarko...

June 16th, 2016

SMSH Settles Serious Maritime Injury Claim

Maritime & Jones Act Workers Claims, Maritime Accident, Maritime Injuries

Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P., Accident & Injury Lawyers attorneys, Matthew D. Shaffer and Laura De La Cruz, recently negotiated a confidential settlement for a vessel-based...

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