Career-Ending Injuries

Maritime Injury Lawyer Helping Victims of Career-Ending Injuries

Personal injury cases involving workers on vessels and oil rigs are very different from those involving people with land-based professions. For example, when people who work in an office suffer a lower back injury that causes a 5 to 7 percent impairment, they may still be able to work -- but if oil rig workers suffer a similar injury, they are unable to do their jobs.

At the Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A., our attorney has spent 35 years helping people who have suffered serious injuries. John Merting is the first board certified admiralty and maritime injury lawyer in the entire Florida Panhandle and has helped hundreds of people injured offshore. He knows how critical a career-ending injury can be to an offshore worker, and works hard to make sure that his clients get all the compensation they truly deserve.

Career-Ending Injuries Are Very Serious

Many injuries that end maritime careers may not qualify as catastrophic injuries, a category that typically includes such conditions as brain injuries, amputations, etc., but they can have a similar effect.

The aforementioned lower back injury, for example, that causes a 5 to 7 impairment, will completely end a career of an oil rig or ship worker. If a person cannot lift 35-50 pounds, that person is simply not going offshore. The injury victim will be left with very few transferable job skills, and will most likely go from a job making $50,000 to $100,000 a year to an entry-level job on land that may pay minimum wage.

An Experienced Maritime Injury Lawyer is Vital

If you or someone you know has suffered a career-ending injury, it is critical to hire an attorney experienced in maritime injury cases. John Merting has appeared in courts throughout Florida and many other states as well on behalf of injured offshore workers, and he knows how to demonstrate how devastating even a seemingly minor injury can be.

Because of his expertise in matters of maritime injury, our lawyer often receives doctor and attorney referrals. To speak with Mr. Merting, set up a consultation at no charge by visiting this Web site’s contact page. You can also fill out a special personal injury intake form.

From law offices near Pensacola, Florida, our maritime injury lawyer assists clients throughout the world, with many cases centering in the international ports of Florida, Alabama, the Mississippi River, Louisiana, Texas, and other areas of the United States.

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