$325,000 Recovered for Shrimp Boat Deckhand

Attorney Joe Terry of Terry & Thweatt, P.C. negotiated a $325,000.00 settlement on behalf of a deckhand working aboard a shrimp boat, which was located off the shores of Texas and Louisiana.  The deckhand had several toes amputated when the Captain of the vessel negligently engaged the pulley while the deckhand was fixing the shrimp net.  Terry & Thweatt were able to negotiate this settlement for the Jones Act seaman only five months after filing the lawsuit in Jefferson County. Attorney’s fees and expenses totaled $134,833.21.