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A worker from Dewitt County has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against a maritime company in Galveston, Texas County District Court, claiming he sustained serious injuries while on the job. Richard Dean Dewitt alleges his employer, Diamond Offshore Services Company, failed to protect his safety while he worked on the Ocean Clipper.
According to the lawsuit, Diamond Offshore violated the Jones Act and U.S. Maritime law, and did not ensure a safe environment for its workers.
The Jones Act was passed in 1920 in an effort to protect seamen that are injured while at sea. Injured seamen are able to recover financial compensation for any injuries that occur while at sea, if they can prove that their injuries were the result of their employers’ negligence.
If the injured seaman cannot prove the employer was negligent, he/she must be able to prove the vessel he/she was working on was not seaworthy at the time of the accident.
Although the lawsuit does not specify the details of the accident, it does note that Dewitt has suffered great losses due to his injury, including:
Dewitt argues that not only has he already suffered losses, but that he will continue to suffer in the future. The plaintiff seeks an unspecified amount for his losses.
(Source: Southeast Texas Record)
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