Terry & Thweatt attorneys Joe Terry and Lee Thweatt filed suit in Mobile, Alabama, on behalf of a Steward’s Assistant employed by Gulf Caribe Maritime, Inc. aboard the M/V DELTA MARINER, which was owned and operated by Foss Maritime Company. Terry & Thweatt’s client injured his foot and back while attempting to retrieve items on an upper shelf in the storeroom in order to prepare upcoming lunch for the ship’s crew while the vessel was in port in Arica, Chile. The ladder specifically assigned to the storeroom had been removed by an unknown crewmember, which was a regular occurrence. Terry & Thweatt, P.C. negotiated a $125,000 settlement on the Jones Act seaman’s behalf. Attorney’s fees and expenses totaled $66,653.41.
$125,000