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Medical treatment while working offshore
By Timothy Young on June 25, 2008
Maritime workers are entitled to immediate, proper medical treatment if they become ill or injured while working offshore. If the company chooses a local doctor or hospital to provide treatment to the worker, and the worker receives improper treatment, then the company is responsible for such damages. Our office of maritime lawyers have successfully handled several major cases against offshore companies that failed to provide the right medical treatment to an injured employee. The cases can be difficult since they often involve complicated medical issues of proving that the employee should have received different treatment AND that the treatment would have made a difference in his outcome. If the employee suffered damages or a worsening of his injury due to the company’s failure to provide medical treatment, he has a claim aginst the company for such damages.
Why should I work offshore?
By Timothy Young on June 9, 2008
Our law office has learned that most workers who are hurt offshore love their jobs. This fact is often what makes their injury cases so difficult for them. Even our clients who have received very high awards or settlements still miss the offshore work life. Working offshore provides excellent income, a very enjoyable schedule of many days off at home with their family or friends, and in most cases, great job security with a large oil or marine company.
The most frequently asked questions by injured maritime workers
By Timothy Young on June 7, 2008
Our office speaks with injured maritime and Jones Act workers on a daily basis and they almost always want to know: (1) do I have the right to select my own doctor, (2) how long will my employer keep paying me maintenance and/or advances, and (3) will I be entitled to some sort of settlement at the end of my claim. If you are injured while working as a seaman, you absolutely have the right to select your own treating physician. You should continue to recieve maintenance payments until you reach ‘maximum cure’ which is generally the point at which the doctor releases you from his care. Unfortunately, most companies will never offer a fair settlement at the end of the claim for several reasons. If you have allowed your employer to control your medical treatment and fully ‘defend’ your claim for months and months after your injury, most employers will have successfully lowered the value of your claim during this time. In other words, if you wait around until your employer makes a settlement offer, your claim is likely to be worth very little at that point. We have also found that most voluntary offers made by an employer or insurance company are very, very low, and you should ALWAYS discuss the offer with a good maritime attorney before you even think about accepting it.