Doyle Dennis Avery LLP

$85

Toxic Exposure

Jury Awards $85 Million to Iraq Vets, KBR Negligent in Toxic Exposure Trial.

$8

Jones Act/Maritime Law

Gordon Gillies, a drill ship operations adviser, was injured while working on a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Valaris failed to maintain a stair case from the derrick elevator down to the “deadman” deck, specifically the second step lacked a protective bullnose. Mr. Gillies fell and suffered injuries to his tail bone, back, and spine.

$6.4M

Defamation

Surgeon defamed and disparaged by Hospital System.

$5

Jones Act/Negligence/Unseaworthiness

Capt. Charles Norfleet was injured during a personnel basket transfer from a crew boat to a lightering ship in the Gulf of Mexico, sustaining operated knee and lumbar injuries. The jury found both Chemikalien Seetransport GmbH and Heidenreich Marine, Inc. responsible for negligence.

$3

Jones Act/Maritime Law/Negligence/Unseaworthiness

An offshore worker, Mr. Williams, suffered a career-ending back injury in Egypt due to Diamond Offshore’s failure to have sufficient elevator spares and maintain equipment on the OCEAN LEXINGTON, and being ordered to unsafely repair elevators.

$2

General Maritime Law/Negligence

Melvin Pace, a roustabout, was injured when a Sikorsky 76 helicopter transporting him crashed into the Gulf of Mexico due to Houston Helicopters' failure to adequately maintain it. He suffered lumbar injuries requiring surgery and post-traumatic stress disorder.