Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer in Texas
Fifteen Indian hostages were finally released by Somali pirates after a dramatic 3-day scene on the Indian Ocean. A group of pirates were holding the hostages aboard a hijacked dhow when they decided ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
After oil leaks in Bohai Bay last year, twenty-nine fishermen have sued China National Offshore Oil Corp. for $34 million. These fishermen have suffered heavy economic damage after oil spread to 336 ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Paul Skrabanek have recently taken on a case representing an offshore worker who had been made to work with faulty chain tongs and who had sustained serious injuries as a ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
A case has recently been filed against RLB Contracting by attorneys Kurt Arnold, Paul Skrabanek and Kyle Findley in regards to injuries sustained by an offshore worker. The plaintiff being represented ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
An offshore worker recently suffered substantial injuries to his shoulder after a co-worker shifted a large water pump and thus placed the weight onto him. The extent of the injuries has since ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
A case has recently been filed in Harris County, Texas after a plaintiff suffered a serious crush injury after a piece of equipment slid from place and hit his hand. Following the incident, the ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Paul Skrabanek and Kyle Findley have recently filed suit against Cal Dive in regards to a lower back injury that was sustained while working offshore. The plaintiff had been ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
A case involving an injured seaman has recently been filed in Corpus Christi, Texas. The case involves a seaman who was victimized with a neck injury while working offshore; he had been using a ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Texas Maritime Attorney
The United States Coast Guard is taking further measures to educate Dungeness crab fleets and confront the risks intrinsic with crabbing in the Pacific Ocean. The waters off of the Pacific Northwest ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Lawyer
The European Union Naval Force has been given the responsibility of conducting operations to deter and prevent piracy attacks and robberies. This mission was given in the hope that maritime workers ...
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