Piers, harbors, and docks are complicated work environments. They are, after all, necessary places for local and national commerce but they can also be very dangerous. The only reason they aren’t hubs of accidents and injuries is that longshore workers are very good at their jobs. Of course, a longshore accident can still happen, which…
Often times longshore accident lawyer comes across cases where the person making the claim had a pre-existing injury and was denied for making a new claim. Now it is true that a pre-existing injury may make a claim more difficult to win, it is certainly not the case-killer that the opposing party will have you…
Many people are told, especially by online forums, that exaggerating your pain to a doctor is the only way to win an injury/accident claim these days. As your Longshoreman accident lawyer, be clear, this article is not telling you to lie or exaggerate to a doctor in any way. But this article does cover why…
Docks are inherently dangerous places. Machinery, shipping containers, and naval vessels are not necessarily the safest components of a job. The only reason there aren’t a lot more accidents in harbors and piers is that longshoremen are genuinely good at their jobs. Of course, that’s not to say they are completely safe from potential accidents…
