Doyle Dennis Avery LLP recently filed suit against OSG Ship Management, Inc. (“OSG”) on behalf of its client, a Jones Act Seamen, who was injured while working on OSG’s vessel alongside the California Coast Line. The lawsuit was filed in federal under the Jones Act. The Act enables seamen who sustained injuries during employment to bring a personal injury action against their employers.
On or about October 25, 2022, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP’s client was working aboard the Overseas Boston on a trip transporting cargo from Richmond, California, to Cherry Pointe, Washington. The vessel was allegedly transporting hazardous chemicals that needed ventilation. The client allegedly did not receive any warning from the captain, managers, or crew of the vessel of the chemicals’ hazardousness. Trying to escape the alleged toxic fumes from the chemicals by returning to his living quarters, the client realized that the fumes spread there via an A/C unit, which circulated the fumes into the room. The client also slipped, sustaining injuries, on the vessel due to OSG’s alleged failure to provide nonskid surfacing for the safety of their workers. OSG Ship Management was allegedly negligent in creating dangerous conditions, which proximately resulted in the client’s injuries. In allegedly failing to give the client and his crewmates proper personal protective equipment, supervise, and train the crew, OSG neglected its duty. Additionally, OSG allegedly breached the duty of providing the client with seaworthy conditions (fit for sea), as the Overseas Boston was allegedly not reasonably fit for its intended purposes, dangerous, unsafe, and unseaworthy.
Doyle Dennis Avery LLP has significant experience representing Jones Act employees who have suffered injuries resulting from their employer’s negligence. If you are a Jones Act or maritime employee who has sustained an on-the-job injury due to your employer’s negligence, contact us today for a free evaluation of your potential claim.
