Silver Spring Boat Accident Lawyers Helping Victims Seek Justice
Our attorneys can handle your Maryland boat injury claim
Any form of injury that takes place on or with a boat, Jet Ski, ferry, or ship is considered a boating accident. If you or a loved one has been injured in a boating accident in Maryland, you may be entitled to legal recourse.
To learn how our Silver Spring boat accident lawyers may be able to help you recover losses and damages (legal term for financial compensation) for your injury, contact Goldberg Finnegan today for your no cost, free case evaluation.
How our lawyers can help you
If you have suffered a serious injury during a boating accident, we may be able to help you collect compensation beyond what insurance claims may provide. However, in order to obtain such financial compensation, you often need to prove that your boating accident was caused by someone else’s negligent actions or inaction.
Proving that negligence occurred can be difficult, especially if the boater who caused your injury denies doing anything wrong. The at-fault party’s insurance company can also often be difficult to deal with in many situations.
This is why it’s critical that you have an experienced Maryland boating accident attorney handling your case. Your lawyer can gather evidence in support of your injury claim or lawsuit. They can negotiate a settlement offer with the at-fault party’s insurance company. And if the insurance company refuses to cooperate, your attorney can file a boating accident lawsuit on your behalf.
Types of boating accident injuries
To become eligible for a personal injury lawsuit, the injured victims must have suffered a fatality or suffered from a severe injury including:
- Paralysis
- Traumatic brain injury
- Broken bones
- Disfigurement
- Burns
- Loss of limb
- Significant head injury
- Death
Types of boat accident cases our lawyers handle
Given the nature of boating, injuries may be caused by a number of scenarios; however, the most recurring injuries are caused by the boat operator acting negligently.
When this occurs, the passengers may be eligible to receive compensation for their injuries. Some types of boat accidents our attorneys handle include:
- Accidents with other vessels
- Defective boat design
- Ejection from the boat due to improper operation
- Electrocution
- Explosion or fire
- Failing to obey boating laws
- Hitting a big wave at unsafe speeds
- Making contact with the propeller
- Navigating in bad weather
- Operating at high speeds
- Overloading a vessel
- Poor maintenance
Contact our Silver Spring boating accident lawyers today
Our experienced lawyers at Goldberg Finnegan are ready to help. If you or a loved one suffered harm due to another person’s negligence on the water, you may be eligible to seek compensation in the form of a settlement claim or boating accident lawsuit.
The negligent party may be responsible for paying for your medical expenses, current and future lost wages, and emotional damages. If the accident was caused by equipment failure or a defective product, you may be able to file a product liability case.
Let our boating accident lawyers help you determine who is at fault in your accident. Contact our law firm and schedule your no-obligation free case evaluation. We have years of experience handling boating accident injury claims and lawsuits throughout Maryland.