Jones Act Law – Blog

Doyle Dennis Avery LLP has brought an offshore injury claim, under United States general maritime law and more specifically the Jones Act, on behalf of a seaman who was injured working aboard a tank barge offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. The claim against Genesis Marine LLC is based in Harris County, Texas.  Genesis Marine LLC […]

Improper design and maintenance of an offshore vessel may give rise to an admiralty or general maritime law claim depending on the circumstances. This is exactly the situation that led to a claim filed by Doyle Dennis Avery LLP against TDI-Brooks International, Inc. in Houston, Texas for an injury that occurred on a vessel that […]

Doyle Dennis Avery LLP has filed a case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division against Harley Marine Services Inc. and Starlight Marine Services Inc. The suit was filed under a specialized maritime law called the Jones Act and the duty of unseaworthiness under admiralty law and maritime […]

Doyle Dennis Avery LLP is proud to announce another court victory in a Jones Act, maritime/admiralty, and maintenance and cure legal matter. On February 20, 2020, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, in Houston, Texas announced an opinion affirming a jury award (from the 269th District Court of Texas) won by Doyle Dennis Avery LLP on […]

Claims: Jones Act Seaman/Maintenance and Cure/Unseaworthiness Jury Verdict: $350,000.00 ($340,500.00 after contributory negligence off-set; judgment not yet entered). No fees have been collected to date. On June 15, 2018, a Harris County District Court Jury (Houston, Texas) found that Noble Drilling (US) LLC provided an unseaworthy vessel that caused injuries to Nathan Deaver. The jury also found that Noble unreasonably and […]