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A Washington State King County jury has awarded total damages in the amount of $1.6 million dollars to a crewman injured on an Alaska fish processor owned by Icicle Seafoods. $1.3 million dollars of the award was for punitive damages for Icicles' wilful and wanton failure to pay maintenance and cure benefits as required by Federal law. Mr. Clausen, the injured crewman, was represented by Jim Jacobsen of the Seattle based maritime injury law firm of Beard Stacey & Jacobsen. In February of... Posted on November 17, 2009 at 12:18 pm by Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP

In mid-November, in a U.S. Federal Bankruptcy proceeding, Trident Seafoods lost a bid to purchase a Fish Processing Facility on Adak Island in Alaska. Trident was out bid by a competing purchaser, Adak Fisheries, who bid $488,000 plus assumption of $6.7 million dollars in pending bank loans. Trident reportedly offered $2 million but was unwilling to take on the debt as part of their bid. The deal may make it possible for the plant to open as early as January 2010. Posted on November 17, 2009 at 12:13 pm by Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP

Operation "Safe Crab" has been set in motion on the Washington and Oregon coasts in an attempt to limit further deaths in the commercial crab fishery. In November, the Coast Guard will be conducting dock-side examinations throughout the Northwest ports for the safety of the crab fleet. These inspections will be limited mostly to inspection of life rafts, epirbs, and survival suits. The Washington and Oregon commercial crab fishery has a high incidence of deadly accidents. This may be the result... Posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:24 pm by Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP

Meal: Dinner - 7 oz filet, vegetable medley, mashed potatoes Restaurant: Outback Steakhouse, Houston Texas. Meal 2: Lunch - Fish Taco and Beef Enchilada Restaurant: Pappasito's Cantina, Houston Texas Ok, so I am a bit of a food snob and the thought of a chain restaurant usually sends me running in the other direction. In addition, I am big into supporting local businesses and also eating locally sourced foods. However, while in Houston, I ate at two chain restaurants, so I figured to combine... Posted on October 6, 2009 at 01:15 pm by Marc Marling

Meal: Dinner - Grilled Oysters and Seafood Gumbo, Magnolia Seafood Salad (mixed greens tossed with spicy creole mustard, topped with shrimp, crab meat), bread pudding Restaurant: Jimmy G's, Houston, Texas Funny thing, almost every time I go to Houston, I wind up having a meal at Jimmy G's, a Cajun restaurant near George Bush / Intercontinental Airport. It may be that much of my business tends to be in that part of the sprawling metropolis but for one reason or another, someone always suggests... Posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:10 pm by Marc Marling

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch Buffets Restaurant: Oakley's Restaurant, DoubleTree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport Last week brought a trip down to Houston and with it, a decision on how to post about breakfast options within the confines of a hotel. I have decided that each meal on the same trip does not require a separate post and so I have consolidated the experience here. I stayed at the DoubleTree years ago when it was a Hyatt and not much has changed. The restaurant is adequate but... Posted on October 1, 2009 at 08:10 am by Marc Marling

Maritime accident attorney Brian Beckcom is representing six crew members of the Maersk Alabama, the U.S. flagged ship hijacked by Somali pirates in April. The suit filed against Maersk Line Ltd., the operator, and Waterman Steamship Corp., the crewing company, alleges physical and mental damages and loss of income. The mariners charge Maersk failed to adequately provide for self defense before transiting through deadly waters. "Maersk made a conscious decision, despite going into... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:19 pm

Board Certified Maritime Injury Attorney Brian Beckcom (who authored the controversial maritime injury book The Insider's Guide to Winning Your Maritime Injury Case) has filed a legal claim against Hercules Offshore on behalf of an injured derrickman. The injured worker worked for Hercules for more than a decade. Hercules had given the injured worker a number of promotions and safety awards. The worker was injured when a crane malfunctioned. He went to his medical appointments and worked very... Posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:42 am

Our law firm recently filed a Jones Act & Maritime Law injury case on behalf of an injured offshore worker against Cal-Dive as a result of injuries the worker suffered while working offshore. We filed the case under the Jones Act after discovering that the vessel, owed and operated by Cal-Dive, had hazardous equipment which led directly to our client's serious injuries. Apparently, Cal-Dive "fixed" the safety issue after our client was hurt. However, at this point, Cal-Dive is denying that... Posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:54 pm