Comments on: Court Rules In Favor of Injured Seamen – Employers Must Pay Up http://gcaptain.com/court-rules-favor-injured-seamen/?9050 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Gordon http://gcaptain.com/court-rules-favor-injured-seamen/?9050#comment-21012 Steve Gordon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:08:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=9050#comment-21012 You have no idea how many times these Jones Act employers will "shuck and jive" to get out of paying maintenance and cure. The "old school" employers have tried to be fair but the "new" Jones Act employers such as most the ones found in the Gulf of Mexico are simply not so honorable. Our firm advances money interest free, where ethically permitted, to help a seaman pay his/her bills. But we do so and the seaman, if he recovers, has to pay us back. Maintenance is generally woefully insufficient to cover a seaman's bills but, if maintenance is paid, it just means the seaman needs less to borrow to pay necessities. This is the same for cure. We often have to pay for a surgery which, if the seaman recovers on his Jones Act claim, he/she pays us back. Now, the employer must pay for the needed surgery or face punitive/exemplary damages for its decision not to pay. Again, this results in higher monies in the seaman's pocket at the end.<br><br>The breadth and depth of this decision is truly wonderful.<br><br>Steve Gordon<br>Gordon & Elias, L.L.P.<br>We Wish You Calm Seas You have no idea how many times these Jones Act employers will “shuck and jive” to get out of paying maintenance and cure. The “old school” employers have tried to be fair but the “new” Jones Act employers such as most the ones found in the Gulf of Mexico are simply not so honorable. Our firm advances money interest free, where ethically permitted, to help a seaman pay his/her bills. But we do so and the seaman, if he recovers, has to pay us back. Maintenance is generally woefully insufficient to cover a seaman's bills but, if maintenance is paid, it just means the seaman needs less to borrow to pay necessities. This is the same for cure. We often have to pay for a surgery which, if the seaman recovers on his Jones Act claim, he/she pays us back. Now, the employer must pay for the needed surgery or face punitive/exemplary damages for its decision not to pay. Again, this results in higher monies in the seaman's pocket at the end.

The breadth and depth of this decision is truly wonderful.

Steve Gordon
Gordon & Elias, L.L.P.
We Wish You Calm Seas

]]> By: Steve Gordon http://gcaptain.com/court-rules-favor-injured-seamen/?9050#comment-20662 Steve Gordon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:08:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=9050#comment-20662 You have no idea how many times these Jones Act employers will "shuck and jive" to get out of paying maintenance and cure. The "old school" employers have tried to be fair but the "new" Jones Act employers such as most the ones found in the Gulf of Mexico are simply not so honorable. Our firm advances money interest free, where ethically permitted, to help a seaman pay his/her bills. But we do so and the seaman, if he recovers, has to pay us back. Maintenance is generally woefully insufficient to cover a seaman's bills but, if maintenance is paid, it just means the seaman needs less to borrow to pay necessities. This is the same for cure. We often have to pay for a surgery which, if the seaman recovers on his Jones Act claim, he/she pays us back. Now, the employer must pay for the needed surgery or face punitive/exemplary damages for its decision not to pay. Again, this results in higher monies in the seaman's pocket at the end.<br><br>The breadth and depth of this decision is truly wonderful.<br><br>Steve Gordon<br>Gordon & Elias, L.L.P.<br>We Wish You Calm Seas You have no idea how many times these Jones Act employers will “shuck and jive” to get out of paying maintenance and cure. The “old school” employers have tried to be fair but the “new” Jones Act employers such as most the ones found in the Gulf of Mexico are simply not so honorable. Our firm advances money interest free, where ethically permitted, to help a seaman pay his/her bills. But we do so and the seaman, if he recovers, has to pay us back. Maintenance is generally woefully insufficient to cover a seaman's bills but, if maintenance is paid, it just means the seaman needs less to borrow to pay necessities. This is the same for cure. We often have to pay for a surgery which, if the seaman recovers on his Jones Act claim, he/she pays us back. Now, the employer must pay for the needed surgery or face punitive/exemplary damages for its decision not to pay. Again, this results in higher monies in the seaman's pocket at the end.

The breadth and depth of this decision is truly wonderful.

Steve Gordon
Gordon & Elias, L.L.P.
We Wish You Calm Seas

]]> By: Mike Tyler http://gcaptain.com/court-rules-favor-injured-seamen/?9050#comment-20649 Mike Tyler Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:05:03 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=9050#comment-20649 Nice to see the Supreme Court standing up for the common man and a seamen. Hats off to Mr. Townsend for having the guts to see this through all the to the Highest court in the land. Now if we can just get the US government to stop allowing foreign flag ships from taking our jobs. Keep the Jones Act strong! Nice to see the Supreme Court standing up for the common man and a seamen. Hats off to Mr. Townsend for having the guts to see this through all the to the Highest court in the land. Now if we can just get the US government to stop allowing foreign flag ships from taking our jobs. Keep the Jones Act strong!

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