If you live in Florida you may find yourself injured in a boating accident while enjoying the water for recreation or for work, while on a boat, or on the dock. This is considered a maritime accidents. Maritime accidents cover a vast range of water-related accidents and the law involving these injuries is complex. If you or someone you love is injured in or near the water, we want you to know your rights.
A maritime or boating accident can occur due to a wide variety of activities on or around bodies of water.
These accidents could result from:
- Boating accident
- Boat tour or River cruise
- Water-sport/activity accident
- An off-shore oil rig accident
- Marine crane accident
- Commercial fishing boat accident
- Tanker, cargo ship, or barge accident
- Shipyard accident
- Dock accident
There are many reasons for negligence that can cause a maritime accident, they can arise from:
- Equipment aboard that is unfit or unseaworthy
- Lack of appropriate and adequate equipment
- Inability to provide necessary medical treatment after an accident at sea
- Unsafe working conditions
- Inadequate training or safety measures
- Ignoring safety statutes and standards
If you are involved in these or any type of maritime accident, We can help. Alex Arreaza at Arreaza Law Firm has been representing injury victims for almost three decades. we have the experience and expertise necessary to help our clients make sense of the confusing and complicated medical information that now dominate their life. Remember the solution to your injury problem begins here.