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The Young Firm

400 Poydras Street
Suite 2090
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
USA

(504) 680-4100 or (866) 938-6113

www.jonesactlaw.com

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The Young Firm is a maritime and admiralty law firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our lawyers are dedicated to providing superior legal counsel to clients injured as a result of another party's reckless, careless, or negligent conduct. We meticulously prepare each case and are committed to protecting the rights of the catastrophically injured. For more than 50 years, our attorneys have been focusing on the practice of maritime / admiralty law.

If you needed to have heart surgery, wouldn't you choose a doctor that specializes in heart surgery, and not a general family physician? In the same way, your case is very specialized, and you need attorneys who practice maritime and Jones Act law everyday. We can help.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Maintenance and Cure Law

Practice Areas Description

At The Young Firm, our maritime lawyers focus on the following practice areas:

- Maritime Law

If you’ve been injured while working on or near the water, you may have many unanswered questions and troubling concerns. If you aren’t sure where to turn for help with your maritime injury or Jones Act case, then look no further. The attorneys at The Young Firm have over 50 years of experience representing injured seamen and maritime workers and are dedicated to helping people just like you seek justice and fair compensation. We proudly serve Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas and we want to hear from you.

- Jones Act Law

The Jones Act is one of few federal laws that truly protects employees who are involved in workplace accidents. If the Jones Act applies to your case, you are actually considered a "ward" of the court. This term dates back more than a hundred years and essentially means that the court has a duty to protect you and your rights. Unfortunately today this term does not carry as much weight as it used to many years ago. Nonetheless, injured seamen under the Jones Act are still technically considered wards of the court. This gives you an idea of the significant protections that the Jones Act gives to injured employees.

- Jones Act Damages

The Jones Act is a federal law that allows an injured seaman to collect damages from his employer. Damages under the Jones Act include pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses and other money.

- Jones Act Safety Rules

Jones Act Safety Rules and Regulations protect Maritime workers. These rules include Coast Guard regulations, OSHA rules, and maritime industry standards. If you have been injured, or even if you just work offshore or on the river, you should know these Jones Act and maritime rules and regulations.

- Maintenance and Cure Law

Under general maritime law an employer has an obligation to provide its injured employee with "maintenance and cure". Typically maintenance and cure claims are filed by injured seamen since these individuals are necessarily filing suit against their employers.

Attorneys

	Jason C MacFetters Attorney Accident, Admiralty and Maritime, Catastrophic Injuries, Employment, Industrial Injuries		Mr. Timothy Young Managing Attorney Accident, Admiralty and Maritime, Catastrophic Injuries, Jones Act, Negligence
	Robert J Young, Jr. Founding Attorney Accident, Admiralty and Maritime, Catastrophic Injuries, Employment, Industrial Injuries