If you suffer a severe injury due to the negligence of someone else, you will likely have to go to court to seek damages. You can ask the court to award you money to pay for the financial losses associated with your injury, and you also may request damages for other...
Personal Injury
Will a TBI ruin your career?
The risks of injury when you work in the maritime industry exceed that of other professions. Even when you follow safety regulations and wear personal protective equipment, the risks of injury linger. If you suffer a TBI, you may wonder if returning to work is...
Minimizing your risks of falling overboard on a commercial vessel
Commercial fishing has a reputation for being strenuous and dangerous. Protecting yourself at work requires vigilance, compliance and experience. Falling overboard can have detrimental consequences. Serious, catastrophic injuries might prevent you from ever working...
Skull and spinal fractures can be catastrophic
In most cases, the fracture of a bone is not a catastrophic injury. Bones usually require setting to return to anatomic alignment and immobilization to maintain it but usually heal completely. However, there are two types of fractures that can turn into catastrophic...
Can you return to work after a catastrophic injury?
Maritime careers in Tennessee can expose you to a number of safety risks including fires, chemicals and inclement weather. An accident at work under extreme working conditions could jeopardize your career. It may take months or even years to recover from a...
What are the immediate and long-term impacts of crush injuries?
When you deal with an injury as damaging as the ones that result from crush accidents, you will suffer from both short-term ramifications as well as long-term impacts. Though the full effects of this incident may vary, almost every crush injury will leave a lasting...
What should you do in the event of a maritime accident?
If you drive any sort of a vehicle, you carry a card in it verifying your insurance. On the back of the card is a list of procedures to follow if there is an accident. As a maritime worker, you know accidents also occur on the waters around Memphis because of constant...
What are the risks of a crushed foot?
When working with heavy objects of any sort, workers also face the potential risk of a crush injury. Of course, the risk is higher in some industries like construction, but it can happen to anyone at any time. Crush injuries to the foot make up a majority of...
Your relationships after a catastrophic injury
Suffering a catastrophic injury can prevent you from returning to work in Tennessee. Side effects of your injury could include chronic pain, permanent disability, psychological changes and other ongoing challenges. You may notice that your relationships also feel the...
Wrongful death suits for family members of deceased longshoremen
Losing a loved one is probably the hardest thing anyone will go through in their life. It is especially tragic when your loved one was lost in a preventable accident. Not only have you lost your family member, but you also lost the person you depended on for financial...