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What to Do if Your Head Is Injured While Working at Sea

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If you sustain a head injury at sea, there are steps you should take to seek treatment, report the incident, and protect your rights to medical care

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Maritime Injury Pay Advances vs. Maintenance and Cure

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Maritime law provides maintenance and cure benefits for those injured at sea or in service to a vessel. Maintenance payments cover housing and basic utilities, while cure

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How Long Do Maintenance and Cure Benefits Last?

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Maritime law requires shipowners to pay maintenance and cure benefits to their workers injured on navigable waters. This ancient law of the sea provides a very basic

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What Is Considered “Maintenance” Under Maintenance and Cure?

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The Jones Act and maintenance and cure are maritime laws that provide compensation to workers injured in service to a vessel. If a loved one or you

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What if My Maritime Employer Won’t Pay for Maintenance and Cure?

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Under maritime laws like the Jones Act or maintenance and cure, injured maritime workers are usually entitled to financial compensation to cover their injuries and living expenses

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Can I Choose My Own Doctor Under Maintenance and Cure?

Posted in Maritime Injury

When someone sustains a maritime injury while working in service of a vessel, they are usually entitled to maintenance and cure, which includes medical treatments, but many

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What Does a Maritime Lawyer Do?

Posted in Maritime Injury

A maritime lawyer specializes in maritime law, including admiralty law and international maritime law. In addition, maritime lawyers can practice law in specific areas, such as assisting

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What Is the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act?

Posted in Maritime Injury

The United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act is designed to help injured maritime workers receive fair compensation and coverage of their expenses due to a

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If you sustain a head injury at sea, there are steps you should take to seek treatment, report the incident, and protect your rights to medical care