Louisiana Barge Accident
Lawyers

The Louisiana barge accident lawyers of Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards have been helping maritime crew members in Louisiana and across the globe after they have suffered serious injuries since 1957. Whether inland or in the Gulf of Mexico, serving as the crew on a barge is demanding, difficult work. With duties that include handling steel cables, ropes and rigging, as well as managing the heavy freight on the barges in difficult weather for long hours – it is a dangerous job with a high risk for accidents.

We know the uncertainty that comes for an injured worker after a barge accident. The medical bills, lost wages, pain from injuries, and fear of losing your employment can all come at once. The Louisiana barge accident lawyers of Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards are here to protect your rights. We will handle all negotiations with your employer, the insurance company, and our maritime trial attorneys always prepare for litigation to best represent our clients.

It is our experience that when a worker is injured, the employer will mobilize a team of attorneys to protect their interests. We are dedicated to protecting your interests, the injured worker, with all of our legal skill, resources and resolve. Our experienced Louisiana barge accident attorneys will obtain the compensation you are entitled.

Barge crew members who are injured because of negligence have a legal right to recover their losses and seek financial compensation through the Jones Act. This is a federal law that protects seamen, or those who work on vessels such as barges, ships and boats. This law protects crew members and their families from negligence of maritime employers, operators, other workers, and unseaworthy vessels.

If you were injured on a barge, or tugboat, you are entitled to receive medical treatment as well as a daily living stipend under “maintenance and cure.” These benefits continue until a qualified doctor finds the injured seaman has reached maximum medical improvement.

Families of seamen who die while working on a barge or tugboat are entitled to recover the loss of financial support and services the seaman would have provided his family. They would also be entitled to the value of the care, nurture and guidance that the seaman would have provided his family, the loss of inheritance, and pre-death pain and suffering.