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Port of New York/New Jersey Maritime Lawyer

Port of New York/New Jersey Maritime Lawyer

Port of New York/New Jersey’s Maritime Industry

Since its founding as a booming Dutch trading post, the New York City and New Jersey area has always been a central port location. Today, the Port of New York and New Jersey still serves as a significant network of marine terminals, and is hailed as the second busiest port in the continental United States and largest on the East Coast. Many of the vessels on the port are filled with tremendous volumes of goods, materials, and cargo, increasing shipping efficiency and creating a significant economic impact.

Encompassing a 25-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty, the Port of New York and New Jersey district touches many parts of the community. Cargo infrastructure of the port includes its airports, container terminals such as Port Newark, Elizabeth Port, the New York Container Terminal, Port Jersey, Howland Hook Marine Terminal, and the Red Hook Container Terminal, ExpressRail, bulk cargo and marine transfer, car float, the Port Inland Distribution Network, cruise terminals, and America’s Marine Highway. Altogether, the port services 46.3 million people and adds hundreds of billions of dollars to the local and national economies.

The incredible contributions of the Port of New York City and New Jersey are essential to the area’s wellbeing. The hundreds of thousands of maritime workers serving the port are helping to keep the economy moving. As such, they deserve to be safe and protected in their work. Mariner Law, PLLC understands marine transportation and is equipped with expertise of maritime law to ensure that harmed maritime workers of the Port of New York and New Jersey are rightfully compensated.

Maritime Attorney for the Port of New York and New Jersey

Accidents and faults that occur in or around the Port of New York and New Jersey facilities may result in serious injury, illness, or death. Ship crewmembers and shoreside workers may be able to obtain compensation if they are harmed depending on the circumstances of the incident. Accidents that may qualify for benefits may include:

Falls from a height
Lacerations
Hypothermia
Frostbite
Falling overboard
Slip and fall incidents
Injuries in enclosed spaces
Chemical burns
Broken bones
Exposure to toxins
Wrongful death

Maritime law can be convoluted and difficult to understand. However, an offshore lawyer at Mariner Law, PLLC is able to support maritime workers whose lives have changed due to an accident to receive the personal injury compensation they deserve through the Jones Act, Unseaworthiness Doctrine, and Maintenance and Cure.

The Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) afford seamen or shore workers remedies to receive compensation from ship owners whose crewmembers, captains, or other negligence may have been the cause of their harm. Additionally, Maintenance and Cure supplies payment for room and board and medical expenses through a seaman's recovery.

Jones Act Lawyer and New York Maritime Attorney

Mariner Law, PLLC, takes pride in exclusively representing injured mariners. With years of experience, the firm has the knowledge necessary for handling maritime cases and is ready to pursue compensation for its injured clientele. To find out what Mariner Law, PLLC can do to assist you or your family during these tough times, call (646) 558-1776 today. The first consult is free.

A New York Jones Act lawyer at the firm may also be available to meet potential clients by appointment in Manhattan: 40 Wall Street 27th Floor New York, NY 10005.

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The Limitation of Liability Act

Seaman's Manslaughter Statute

Death on the High Seas Act

Vessel Collisions, Allisions, and Other Accidents

Seaman's Protection Act

The Jones Act

Marine Salvage

Maritime Wrongful Death

Maritime Casualties

Tug and Barge Accidents

Boarding Accidents

Cargo Handling Accidents

Commercial Fishing Accidents

Charter Boat Accidents

Crane Accidents

Cruise Ship Accidents

Defective Equipment

Dinner Boat Accidents

Dredge Accidents

Dry Dock Accidents

Engine Room Accidents

Fire/Explosion Accidents

Ferry Accidents

Jet Ski Accidents

Jetboat Accidents

Marine Pilot Accidents

Mooring Line Accidents

Recreational Boating Accidents

Slip/Trip and Fall Accidents

Tour Boat Accidents

Toxic Exposure Accidents

Wind Farm Accidents

Maritime Injuries

Amputated Fingers

Arm Injuries

Back Injuries

Blindness

Brain Injuries

Broken Bones

Burn Injuries

Cancer

Crush Injuries

Drowning

Electrical Shock

Foot Injuries

Frostbite

Hand Injuries

Head Injuries

Hypothermia

Knee Injuries

Leg Injuries

Hearing Loss

Lost Limbs

Lung Disease / Mesothelioma

Neck Injuries

Shoulder Injuries

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Able-bodied Seamen

Barge Workers / Tankermen

Commercial Fishermen

Cooks

Deckhands

Dock and Shipyard Workers

Engineers

Ferry Workers

Recreational Boaters

Ship Officers

Stewards

Tug Crew

Vessel Passengers

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