May 2009 - Arnold & Itkin LLP Lawyers Kurt Arnold and Cory Itkin settle an injured seaman case for $2 million dollars in Nueces County

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Houston Personal Injury Attorney

Arnold & Itkin LLP attorneys Kurt Arnold and Cory Itkin recovered $2 million on behalf of a Carencro, Louisiana man who was injured doing seismographic work in the Gulf of Mexico.

Our client was a party chief aboard a survey vessel. The captain of the ship crashed the vessel into an unlit caisson off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The impact tossed the injured party chief around the wheelhouse of the vessel and he injured his neck. He eventually needed one-level fusion surgery to treat the injury. The defendants claimed that our client was actually helping to drive the boat at the time of the collision and argued that his injuries were not very serious.

It took more than 3 years of litigation to resolve his case and the case settled just 2 days before trial was scheduled to start. During those 3 years, Arnold & Itkin LLP stood by its client by arranging for the medical attention he needed along with helping his family manage financially while he was off work due to his injuries. The case as pending in Texas state court in Nueces County before the Honorable John B. Martinez.

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Arnold & Itkin LLP Resolves a Wrongful Death Case for $5,900,000 Against a Southeast Texas Plant Prior to Arbitration

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Houston Personal Injury Attorney

Kurt Arnold represented a widow and her family after her husband was tragically killed in a work place accident at a Southeast Texas Plant. The case was filed in Harris County and the case was ultimately compelled to arbitration due to an arbitration clause in the deceased's employment agreement. After several depositions and just a few weeks before arbitration, the case was successfully resolved on behalf of the family for more than twelve times the special damages in the case.

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$1.45 million Recovered on Behalf of Injured Jones Act Seaman

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Houston Personal Injury Attorney

Arnold & Itkin LLP attorneys Jason Itkin, Kurt Arnold, and Cory Itkin recovered $1.45 million on behalf of an injured Jones Act seaman. The case settled just days before going to trial. Our client was severely injured when he fell out of the ship's trash dumpster which had been suspended in the air. He broke his hip and wrist in the fall and developed Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. He has not been able to return to work.

The shipping company argued that the injured worker had already recovered from his injuries, but had not returned to work beacuse he had been battling alcoholism for several years. Arnold & Itkin LLP showed they were wrong. We also helped our client get the medical treatment he needed and the compensation he deserved. The case was pending in federal court in Balitmore, Maryland.

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