Maritime Injury Lawyers

The Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen, with eight offices throughout California, and its qualified co-counsel throughout the country, represents Maritime workers including seamen, longshoremen and offshore oil and gas workers who are exposed to the many dangerous conditions and chemicals which cause them serious injury and death. We represent maritime workers who have been exposed to chemicals and then develop rare injuries which do not manifest themselves for years after exposure and maritime workers who have been injured at sea.

We represent maritime workers under the Jones Act which is a federal law that pays compensation to injured seamen. Only a seaman could recover under the Jones Act. Seamen also include workers on barges, fishing vessels, crew boats, freighters, tankers, and supply boats.

Our lawyers and co-counsel have worked for years throughout the West Coast and Gulf of Mexico with oil and gas offshore workers who were injured at sea.

We have lawyers who have successfully handled chemical exposure cases from oil tankers and cases involving offshore cranes, oil rigs and all other seafaring craft.

How We Prove a Seaman’s Case

We have represented countless seamen who have developed occupational diseases such as rare forms of leukemia after being exposed to various toxic substances ranging from asbestos to zyolene. Seamen are exposed to a number of toxic substances in cargo ships (Benzene, touline, zyolene) and in substances they work with (pesticides, solvents, cleaners, paints).

We employ causation experts to prove our clients' cases. In a toxic exposure case of a seaman, we will successfully prove that the injury or illness was caused by an exposure to a chemical substance which caused our client harm. We do this by hiring a Toxicologist who can explain the results of various tests, studies, and medical literature to determine the chemical's toxic properties, symptoms, and prognosis for exposed humans. We also hire Industrial Hygenists who can explain the nature of the chemical, the maximum parts per million (PPM) of exposure that is safe for humans, and what measures can and should have been taken to minimize the risk of exposure to our seaman clients.

We are available toll-free at 1-800-718-4658 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Se habla Espanol. We speak Tagalog.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury at sea, contact an experienced Maritime Injury Lawyer at Nadrich & Cohen, LLP.