Maritime Injury Claim – Attorneys Explain Loss of Consortium
Common Injuries & Damages
Loss of consortium claims make up for changes to the physical and emotional relationships between husbands and wives and parents and children that result from injuries or death. When a worker who has a wife and kids is seriously injured or killed, the family suffers emotionally and financially. The worker's injuries may prevent him from being physically intimate with his wife and throwing the football or going to the park with his kids. In this example, the worker, his wife, and his children would all have claims for loss of consortium.
Under the Jones Act and general maritime law, the spouses of injured seamen are generally not entitled to recover loss of consortium damages. Punitive damages, meant to punish the Defendant, are likewise not allowed under the Jones Act.
Some damages that are recoverable under the Jones Act include:
- Pain and Suffering in the Past and Future
- Lost Wages in the Past and Future
- Future Medical Treatment
- Mental Anguish and
- Disfigurement
The Jones Act exists to protect offshore workers injured while on the job. Before you say or do anything, contact a maritime personal injury lawyer as soon as possible to find out about your rights and how to enforce them.
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