Merchant Marine Attorney Straight Talk Jones Act - Duty To

Merchant Marine Attorney Straight Talk Jones Act - Duty To Provide A Safe Place To Work

Merchant Marine Attorney Straight Talk

If you are a seriously injured Merchant Marine - you need to know the truth about Seaman's law and the Jones Act. Here, we give it too you straight. No double talk. No Lawyer talk. Just good old fashioned unsweetened, unvarnished, unabashed truth.


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Jones Act - Duty To Provide A Safe Place To Work

You will hear me say that the Jones Act is powerful. Seaman have powerful rights and remedies. Let's drill a little deeper. The Jones Act allows seaman to sue their employer for negligence. Which is called, "Jones Act Negligence." Jones Act negligence may arise from a dangerous condition on or about the ship, failure to use reasonable care to provide a seaman with a safe place to work, failure to inspect the vessel for hazards and a variety of other breaches of the shipowner's duty of care.

Today we are going to talk about the duty to provide a safe place to work. Under the Jones Act, you have the right to work in a safe place to work. This is a broad rule - but yet it is a powerful rule. The Judge or Jury in your case will be asked to decide whether your employer provided you a safe place to work.

Generally, if there are things which were unsafe that caused or contributed to your injury, then there may have been a breach of the duty to provide a safe place to work. If a reasonable inspection would have discovered the dangerous condition, then the Judge or Jury can find your employer failed to provide you with a safe place to work.

Examples of Unsafe Place To Work

Worn non-skid on a deck or ladders, no hand holds on rails, improperly placed and maintained winches, lack of steps between decks are all examples of unsafe places to work under the Jones Act. Just because things have always been done in a certain manner or with a certain procedure, doesn't make it safe. It is the same with unsafe conditions aboard the vessel where you work.

Assumption Of The Risk

Generally, assumption of the risk is not a defense to a Jones Act lawsuit. You can be held to be contributorily negligence, but not to have assumed the risk of injury.

Disclaimer

This Merchant Marine Attorney article is not legal advice. I am simplistic in order to achieve clarity. Your Seaman case and/or Merchant Marine lawsuit may differ from the situations described in this article. You must realize whenever you go to court your credibility is always at issue. Always tell the truth.

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