The Jones Act is a law enacted by the United States Congress that provides protection to marine employees who suffer work-related injuries or death. It is a federal cause of action, meaning that the United States Congress intended for all seaman's injuries throughout the nation to be guided by the same liability standards of the Jones Act.
If you are a crewman injured while working, you may be able to file a lawsuit if you are able to prove negligence or fault on the part of the vessel's owners, operators, officers, and/or fellow employees or by reason of any dangerous defect in the vessel, its gear, tackle, or equipment that made the vessel unseaworthy.
In a Jones Act lawsuit you may seek to recover past and future economic loss, pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of capacity to enjoy life, loss of the ability to perform household services and take care of yourself, and other damages recoverable under the maritime law.
The Jones Act applies to inland river workers as well as offshore workers who work on the following:
- Cruise ship and recreational vessels
- Jackup rigs
- Semi-submersible ship
- Barges
- Drill ship
- Tug/towboat
- Crew boat
- Dredge
- Floating crane
- Tanker
- Cargo ship
- Fishing, research and diving vessels
- Chemical ship
- Motorized platform
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