Baton Rouge and Lafayette Boat Crash Attorney
Serious Injuries From Boat and Jet Ski Accidents in Louisiana
Some boaters lack experience. Some don't use common sense. Some lose all judgment after consuming alcohol. The McKernan Law Firm has the experience with watercraft injuries to hold negligent operators accountable for their careless or reckless behavior.
Based in Baton Rouge, personal injury attorney Gordon McKernan and his legal team have won compensation for boat accident victims throughout Louisiana, including accidents on the Mississippi River, Amite River, the Diversion Canal, Lake Maurepas, Lake Pontchartrain, Tickfaw River, False River, Vermillion River, Sabine River, Atchafalaya River, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Sam Houston Jones State Park, Calcasieu River, Calcasieu Lake, Grand Lake, White Lake, Lake Verret, Toledo Bend Reservoir, Catahoula Lake, the Gulf of Mexico and other popular waterways.
If you or a family member was injured or killed in a boat-related accident, contact us online or call 877-247-3310 for a free consultation with proven lawyers.
Get Gordon. Get the Compensation You Need After a Boating Accident.
We have handled accidents involving speedboats, airboats, fishing boats and personal watercraft (Jet Skis), including collisions with other crafts, striking piers or fixed objects, inner tube and water skiing accidents, swimmers run over by boats, and passengers thrown overboard from reckless operation.
We know how to investigate the circumstances of your accident to establish how the operator was negligent:
- Boating while intoxicated
- Driving at night without running lights
- Excessive speed
- Driving too close to others
- Jumping wakes
- Running aground
- Allowing minors to operate watercraft
- Errors by inexperienced operators
Investigation of boat accidents can be complex. We work with experts in accident reconstruction and other fields to recreate the events that led up to the crash.
We have handled fatalities and serious injuries from boat accidents, including head trauma, spinal cord injuries, herniated disk, amputations, broken bones, lacerations, drowning and near-drowning (brain damage). Our goal is full compensation for the medical care, disability or disfigurement, lost earnings, and physical and emotional pain and suffering.
On-the-job boat accident? If you were injured while working on a commercial vessel on the river, on Lake Pontchartrain or in the Gulf, see our page on offshore and maritime accidents. We pursue claims against your employer and any third parties.
Get Gordon. Get It Done!
We know how to find insurance coverage and we fight for the monetary damages you need and deserve. We offer a free initial consultation and you will not pay a penny unless we win your case. Contact us online or call 877-247-3310 to discuss your case with our Baton Rouge boating accident lawyers.
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