Maritime Claims By Commercial Fishermen

When working as a commercial fisherman in California or on the West Coast Ehline Law the maritime attorneys can assist in obtaining the full amount of compensation for the injury sustained while working. We don't just practice cruise law.

By contacting the Ehline Law firm, the injured fisherman is contacting an experienced maritime fisheries law firm. This is a way to find out your rights as an injured worker, that include more than the employers insurance company representative or adjustor brought to your attention.

Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous industries, even with the advances in technology. In some cases it is more dangerous being in the commercial fishing industry than in earlier years, with more demands, short seasons, long hours and shrinking species. This can place extra demands on the commercial tuna skippers, crabbers, or ground fishing operations, causing longer work hours for employees. This can result in major injuries from lack of perfect equipment and fatigue that can lead to accidents or deaths in the Pacific fishing industry.

Ehline Law represents injured commercial fishermen and other situations including:

• Captain or deckhand injuries and deaths
• Merchant marine injuries and accidents
• Process and fisheries employee injuries

The Jones Act covers accidents and injuries whether you are a captain, processor, engineer or deckhand at the time of the incident. The Los Angeles maritime lawyers are experienced in working aggressively on your claim to recover the damages you are entitled to under the law. The claim can include:

• Medical and rehabilitation costs that have been paid and cost that will need to be in the future.
• Loss of wages from the time of the accident and future wage losses if disabled.
• Lost wages to the time of the trial
• Damages for pain, suffering and mental anguish, both past and future.