Compensation for Injuries Caused by Boating Accidents
According to U.S. Coast Guard statistics, the most common factors contributing to boating accidents are operator inattention, careless/reckless operation, passenger/skier behavior, excessive speed, and boating while intoxicated.
The attorneys at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, PC, represent clients who were injured in boating and Jet Ski accidents caused by negligence. If you were injured while boating on Connecticut lakes and rivers or on Long Island Sound, please contact our law firm to discuss your case.
Drinking and Boating
Over years of personal injury practice, we have learned that drunken boating is a huge problem. People who would never get behind the wheel of a car after drinking think nothing about drinking all day while operating a powerboat. The results can be deadly when drunk boaters run over swimmers or water skiers, collide with docks or other vessels, or run ashore.
Our law firm studies the circumstances of a boating accident to identify all negligence that contributes to the accident. In one case involving a night time boat collision, we found that a defect in a boat's lighting system was partially responsible for the damages.
A Ferry Boat Accident
In addition to recreational boating accidents, we represent clients injured in accidents caused by commercial boating operations. For example, we won $3.2 million for the family of a truck driver who was killed when his semi-truck rolled off the end of a ferry with him inside. The ferry boat workers failed to chock the truck's wheels.
Please contact our law firm as soon as possible to arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. From offices in Bridgeport, Stamford, Danbury and New Haven, Connecticut, our lawyers represent clients throughout the state.
