Arnold & Itkin Lawyers Settle $14 Million Jones Act Seaman Case
Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Mike Pierce resolved a Jones Act Seaman case for $14 million two days before trial. Arnold & Itkin LLP represented the seaman after he suffered a serious head injury on the Hercules 15 inland barge. The Hercules 15 was located in Lake Washington, Louisiana at the time of the incident. The seaman's injury occurred when Hercules employees tack welded a three foot pipe to the derrick and then failed to remove it before starting drilling operations. The heavy pipe was subsequently jarred loose and hit the Plaintiff in the head.
The case was filed in Galveston County Court in March 2008. The case was set for trial February 2, 2009. Hercules settled the entire case for $14 million on the eve of trial.
