Houston Trial Lawyer Blog : Houston Business Litigation Lawyer & Attorney : Arnold & Itkin Law Firm : Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Accident Claims

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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Arnold & Itkin LLP represents Jasper Smith, a Jones Act seaman from Alabama, who was seriously injured while working as a ring setter for Daybrook Fisheries. On September 29, 2008, the captain of his pogey boat crashed their vessel into an Exxon Mobil platform located off the coast of Louisiana. The force of the collision slammed Mr. Smith into a freezer. Arnold & Itkin LLP is proud to help him get the medical treatment he needs for his back injuries and help him get the compensation he deserves.

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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.

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Arnold & Itkin LLP filed a Jones Act lawsuit today on behalf of an injured worker who suffered crippling injuries as a result of a ship owner’s failure to maintain a seaworthy vessel.  As a result, this hard working man has had a complex back injury.  He may need back surgery and months of therapy just to get his life back on track.  This Jones Act seaman may never be able to work again.  Arnold & Itkin LLP is proud that we will be able to help this man fight to recover his benefits, lost wages, medical expenses, and money for his pain and suffering.

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