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Florida Jones Act Lawyers

Jones Act lawyers in Florida are maritime attorneys, with knowledge and experience in the vast body of maritime law (also known as admiralty law). Most law firms do not handle maritime law cases, in part because this field of law is rather specialized and complex. The Jones Act is just one aspect of maritime law, dealing with two main purposes:

Requiring that all goods that are transported by water between U.S. ports be carried in U.S.-flagged ships, and requiring that these ships be constructed in the U.S., be owned by U.S. citizens, and be crewed by U.S. citizens
Protecting maritime workers when they are injured in the course of their work or made ill by the conditions at their jobs

Protecting Maritime Workers

The Jones Act protections afforded to maritime workers who incur such work-related personal injuries come into play in a very wide variety of circumstances, including:

Accidents aboard a vessel (due to, e.g., malfunctioning equipment, a fire, explosion, sinking or capsizing)
Illnesses due to (for example) exposure to toxins, repetitive motion, constant loud noise
Onshore injuries and illnesses incurred during the course of and due to the employee's work

Florida Jones Act Attorneys

The Jones Act lawyers in Florida have extensive experience with helping injured maritime workers, whether their work on land contributed to a voyage or they served on board a vessel, including vessels such as:

Cruise ships
Water taxis
Cargo ships
Offshore oil rigs, platforms and jack-ups
Tugboats
Towboats
Other commercial vessels

Florida has many opportunities for maritime work, with nearly 1,200 miles of coastline, over 11,000 miles of rivers, streams and waterways, and more than 7,500 lakes larger than 10 acres.

Benefits Provided by the Jones Act

The Jones Act (which is actually a set of federal laws) provides for the following benefits:

"Maintenance" — weekly income to replace the income lost due to the injury or illness
"Cure" — medical care coverage for hospitalization, surgery, nursing care, etc.
"Personal Injury damages" — compensation for loss of quality of life, pain and suffering, retraining costs, occupational therapy, future medical expenses, wage and fringe benefit loss, rehabilitation, impairment/disability, and more

Many thousands of sailors, divers, crewmembers and offshore and onshore workers have been seriously injured in the course of their work in the 20th century alone. If you are a maritime worker with a possible Jones Act claim in Florida, find the right Jones Act attorney for your case today.

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