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Cases We Handle
Longshoremen & Shipyard Workers
Longshoring and shipyard work are very dangerous occupations. Workers in these fields, along with marine construction workers, are covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, a very generous no-fault workers’ compensation system. It covers medical expenses, temporary disability, permanent disability and vocational rehabilitation.
Jones Act Seamen
A seaman is a member of the crew of a vessel or group of vessels under common ownership or control. The vessel can be anything from a raft to a cargo ship. We represent seamen who work aboard recreational vessels, tugboats, dredges, barges, skiffs, workboats and cargo ships. We also represent seamen who are marine construction workers
Diving
We represent people who have been injured in SCUBA diving accidents and Commercial diving accidents. We also handle diving boat accidents. Diving can be very dangerous. We successfully represented a commercial diver who was seriously injured while cleaning the propeller of a U.S. Navy ship at Pearl Harbor
Construction & Industrial Accidents
Construction and industrial sites can be very dangerous. Although you generally cannot sue your own employer for a construction site or industrial accident (generally workers’ compensation is your exclusive remedy against your employer) there are many circumstances in which you can file a third party lawsuit against an entity other than your employer for an unsafe condition at a work site which causes you to be injured
Passenger Vessel Accidents
Passenger accidents are common on recreational vessels, catamarans, tour boats and cruise ships. They are frequently caused by rough sea conditions and unsafe conditions aboard the vessels. The Easley firm has extensive experience in the field of maritime law. We have made new law in the field of maritime law with numerous precedent setting decisions in the State Appellate Courts, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court
Defense Base Act
The Defense Base Act is an extension of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act which covers civilian employees of U.S. defense contractors injured overseas, including war zones. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensations Act as extended by the Defense Base Act is a very generous no fault workers’ compensation system
Areas Where We Practice
Preston Easley is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He served five years of active duty as a Naval officer — three years as a deck officer on a fast frigate and two years as a patrol boat skipper. Mr. Easley also served aboard a tank landing ship in the reserves.
Let Us Get You The Compensation You Deserve
Preston Easley is an experienced lawyer with considerable expertise in handling federal and state personal injury cases. He will aggressively seek the maximum amount of compensation you are entitled to receive. Attorney Easley represents victims of serious and fatal accidents involving cars, trucks, construction projects and maritime work.
Construction Workers We Help
- Crane and Forklift Operators
- Pile Drivers
- Scaffold Workers
- Iron Workers
- Carpenters
- Electricians
- Operating Engineers
- Electricians
Maritime Workers We Help
- National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) Shipyard Workers
- Manson Construction Company Workers
- Manson Dredging Workers
- Dutra Dredging Workers
- Commercial Divers
- Scuba Divers
- Commercial Fisherman
- Government Maritime Claims Against the Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, or the US Coast Guard, etc.
- Marine Construction Workers
- Offshore Oil and Gas Workers
- Seamen
- Shipyard Workers
- YYK Enterprises, Inc.
- Pacific Tugboat Service
- Long Beach Container Terminal
- Tugboat, Dredge, Longshoremen, and Ferry Workers
- Barge Crews and Barge Workers
- Marisco Limited
- HL Welding
- SSA Marine
- Catalina Express
- R.E. State Engineering
- Shimmick Construction
- Nova Group
- American Scaffolding
- Safway Scaffolding
- Kirby Tugs
- Crowley Tugboats
- P&R Water Taxi
- Continental Maritime
- Pacific Ship Repair
- Seaward Marine
- Healy Tibbitts
- General Construction
- BAE Shipyards
- South Coast Welding
- Matson
- Pasha
- Hawaii Stevedores, Inc.
- McCabe, Hamilton & Renny
- Young Brothers
- Sause Bros.
- Foss Maritime
- Fenix Marine Services
- ITS
- Total Terminals
- TraPac
- PCMC
- Maersk
- Yang Ming
- China Overseas Shipping
- Evergreen
Boating Accidents
- Catamaran Accidents
- Charter and Tour Boats
- Cruise Ship Accidents
- Passenger Accidents
- Jet Ski and Personal Watercraft
- Motorboat Accidents
- Recreational Accidents
- Scuba Diving Accidents
- Speed Boat Accidents
- Yachts and Sail Boat Accidents
- Repair Accidents
- Crew Accidents