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Practice Areas
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Maritime Personal Injury
The attorneys at the Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor have extensive experience representing injured workers in all maritime trades.
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Commercial Fishing
Commercial fishing provides high paying job opportunities. But commercial fishing is still one of the most dangerous occupations in this country.
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Cruise Ship Injury
Passengers on cruise lines and cruise ship crew members are particularly vulnerable to serious injury, and even wrongful death, when at sea.
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Jones Act
The Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) gives injured seamen the right to sue their employer for compensation if employer negligence is the cause.
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Boating Accidents
Recreational boating accidents on jet skies, water skiing, boating, yachting, sailing and tubing cause thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths every year.
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Longshore Compensation
The Longshore Compensation Act provides a federal compensation remedy for longshore workers, shipyard workers and other covered workers.
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Defense Base Act
The Defense Base Act applies to civilian employees under contract to the United States to perform public works outside the continental United States.
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Shipyard Accidents
Includes shipyard workers who are employed at harbors and major river waterways doing ship building, ship maintenance and ship repairs.
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Trucking Accidents
A driver may be responsible for any damage they cause on the road. Trucking companies can also be held responsible for dangers of trucks on the road.
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Death On The High Seas
The remedies available for death at sea depend in part, on whether the person killed was a seaman. Know your rights and contact a maritime lawyer.
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Catastrophic Injury
Some injuries considered catastrophic: serious head trauma, eye injury, shoulder injury, foot injury, neurological disorders, brain injury, burns, fractures.
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Wrongful Death
A wrongful death action allows surviving family members to bring a lawsuit for wrongful actions which result in the death of another person.
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