Boat Accident Florida Lawyers
Florida is the boating capital or the United States; and perhaps the World. Here in Florida, boating and fishing are standard recreational and leisure activities.
Unfortunately, every year hundreds of people are seriously injured locally and off our Gulf Coast in serious jet ski accidents, boating accidents, and other watercraft accidents. Boat operator error, boating under the influence (BUI), persons falling between the dock and boat, and other serious Florida boat accidents result in serious personal injuries and wrongful death.
Causes of Boat Accidents in Florida
There are many causes of a boating accident. Here are some examples:
* Overloaded boat that causes the boat to capsize or sink
* An engine that is defective or is poorly maintained, leading to fire
* Failure to comply with safety regulations
* Boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol, drug, or medication
* Boat operator’s normal faculties are impaired
* Boat’s electrical system fails
* Boat has a defective hull
* Boat failed to have life vests for passengers
* Boating negligence
* Inexperienced operator that leads to poor judgment, navigation decisions
* Collision with other boats or watercraft
* Collision with seawall
* Collision with dock
* On-board injury
* Piloting negligence
* Navigation error
* Poor seamanship
* Failure to follow FWC regulations
* Failure to follow Coast Guard regulations
Many needless serious injuries and deaths occur because of boat accidents, jet ski accidents, watercraft accidents.
Boating Accident Lawyer Florida
Any injury on or with a boat or personal watercraft like a jet ski is regarded as a boating accident. There are several thousand serious injuries and almost 1,000 persons killed every year as the result of boating accidents.
Locally, in the Gulf as well as on the Caloosahatchee River, Peace Rivers, Lake Okeechobee, and the Imperial River, we know that several serious boat accidents have occurred, including an average of one death per week.
Recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has identified Southwest Florida as the top boat accident locale.
Boat Accident Florida Lawyers
A boating accident attorney is simply a personal injury lawyer who has experience with maritime laws (federal common law) stemming from accidents on navigable waters and/or boat accident lawsuits.
At the Harris Law Firm, your personal boat accident Florida lawyers will uses a Coast Guard consultant for each boating accident case. We find that oftentimes, Coast Guard boating regulations, or Florida FWC boating requirements, have been compromised or broken.
Most boating accident injury cases are due to boat operator negligence. The operator of a boat or vessel is responsible for exercising reasonable care in preventing injury to others, much as is the case with driving a car.
Contact the Harris Law Firm today to discuss your serious personal injury or family member’s wrongful death resulting from a Florida boating accident, or Florida boat accident.
Boat accident Florida lawyers should have experience in federal maritime law, as well as know and apply those parameters along with Coast Guard regulations and FWC regulations (as the circumstances may require) to your boat accident claim.
Contact the Harris Law Firm today.
Boat Accident Florida Lawyers
