What are My Family’s Rights in the Event I am Injured or Killed in an Offshore Accident?

Because the rights of the family of a victim of a maritime accident depend dramatically on the classification of the vessel involved and the status of the victim as a seaman or passenger, the family’s rights must be analyzed carefully by an experienced maritime attorney. Rights of the maritime victim’s family can vary dramatically depending upon whether the victim is an employee of the operator of the vessel, a passenger or a member of the crew of the vessel and can even depend upon which federal jurisdiction (court) governs the area in which the accident occurred. If your loved one was injured as a result of the actions or condition of a vessel, you should contact a highly experienced maritime attorney. The Broussard, David & Moroux, L.L.C. website onto which you are presently logged discloses some of our past experience in representing the families of victims of such accidents.