jones actVictim of New York City Ferry Crash Awarded $18.3 Million
A former fish market worker who was paralyzed in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash has been awarded $18.3 million by a federal judge. James McMillan Jr., 44, of the Bronx, sued New York City over the October 2003 crash of the ferry Andrew J. Barberi. The commuter ferry crashed into a pier on a windy, stormy day, killing 11 people and injuring scores more. To date, 130 accident victims have sued the city and settled before trial. Another 40 …
Injured Seaman Sues Employer Under Jones Act
A man who suffered a severe back injury while working as a deck hand aboard an oil-drilling vessel in the Gulf of Mexico has sued his employer under the Jones Act, the federal law which compensates seaman for work-related injuries caused by their employers’ negligence. George Gordon, of Monroe, La., was injured in October 2007 while working for Diamond Offshore Services Company on the vessel Ocean Crusader. Gordon suffered “severe and painful injuries to his back” due to his employer’s …
Obama Pledges Support for Injured Seamen, Other Maritime Issues
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has pledged his support for a longstanding federal law which provides financial compensation to seamen who are injured on the job as a result of their employers’ negligence. In a letter sent to the president of the Seafarers International Union, which has endorsed him for president, Obama pledged his support for the Jones Act, a 1920 law which pays workers’ compensation benefits for seamen who are hurt while working on ships, oil rigs, and …
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