Offshore Accidents

Anything that happens on or near any body of navigable water may well call forth the admiralty jurisdiction of the courts and the application of the national maritime law. Any lawyer who practices in an ocean, river, lake, or port city is likely to run into admiralty problems. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana offshore accident attorneys at Due', Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews are no strangers to admiralty and maritime negligence and unseaworthiness claims, and understand the extension of admiralty law to other types of claims. Paul H. Due' has been recognized multiple times by Best Lawyers in America® in the classification of Admiralty, and Gris Gris magazine once described Paul H. Due' as, "one of the more successful trial lawyers in the United States. He goes around the world trying maritime cases." In addition to our experienced Baton Rouge, Louisiana offshore accident attorneys, we are proud to have Professor David W. Robertson, serve Of Counsel to our law firm. David Robertson is the W. Page Keeton Chair in Tort Law and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, and is one of the nation's leading authorities in admiralty law, with his published works having been cited many times by the United States Supreme Court.

Our experienced Baton Rouge, Louisiana offshore injury attorneys have handled maritime cases not only in Louisiana, but in California, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Hawaii, and elsewhere. Our Louisiana admiralty trial lawyers have represented the families of workers on numerous ships lost at sea, and our reputation in the international maritime community led to our Louisiana law firm being retained to represent the families of five Turkish naval officers who were killed, and the remaining Turkish naval officers who were seriously injured, when the U.S.S. Saratoga accidentally launched two live Sea-Sparrow missiles that struck the TCG Muavenet during naval exercises in the Aegean Sea.

Whether you or a loved one was seriously injured or killed on a spud barge, a movable rig, a cargo vessel, or by the maritime unseaworthiness of a vessel or the maritime negligence of its crew, contact the experienced Baton Rouge, Louisiana offshore injury lawyers at Due', Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews to schedule a FREE CONSULTATION.