Recreational and Commercial Boating Accidents
A day on the water can suddenly turn tragic when negligence is involved.
The attorneys of Moffett Law Firm, P.L.L.C., in Tupelo and Amory, Mississippi, represent clients injured in recreational and commercial boating accidents. If you have been injured in any type of boat accident, please call us toll free at 888-341-7044. We offer a free, initial consultation to discuss your case and advise you of your options.
Boating Accidents and the Law
Boating accidents can be legally complex. The laws that govern boating accidents vary according to where the accident occurred and whether you were injured on or by a recreational boat or a commercial vessel. If you were injured while working on a barge or ferry boat, for example, you might have a Jones Act injury claim. If you were injured in a boat crash on a navigable waterway, admiralty law and general maritime law would be cover the accident. If the accident occurred on a lake, state personal injury laws prevail.
Our law firm is one of the few in the area equipped to handle the full range of boating accident claims, including those involving:
- Drunken boating
- Speed boat accidents
- Jet Ski injuries
- Water ski or tubing injuries
- Barge accidents
- Paddleboat, cruise boat accidents
- Injured maritime workers
- Injured passengers on commercial boats
- Drowning victims
When a woman died after being thrown from a speed boat, we didn't stop with the boat operator's insurance coverage. T.K. Moffett hired boating accident experts to recreate the accident. The testing showed that the boat's defective design caused the accident that killed our client. We obtained a settlement that was more than seven times the limit of the boat operator's insurance coverage.
Our lawyers handle injury claims for boating accidents that occur on the Tennessee River, Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Warrior River, Mississippi River, Ohio River and lakes and rivers throughout the region.
To arrange a free consultation about your boat accident case, please contact our law firm by e-mail or call us toll free 888-341-7044.
