"Watercraft accidents" refers to accidents or incidents that occur involving boats or other types of water vehicles.
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The Tampa Bay Watercraft and Boating Accident Attorneys at Whittel & Melton have the knowledge and experience needed to handle a wide range
of watercraft accidents in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa and Sarasota.
Boating accidents and
other watercraft accidents are often the result of boat operator negligence, including drunk boating, driving a boat at excessive speeds, inattentive operation of a boat or Jet Ski, failure to watch for swimmers and other forms of careless or inattentive boating.
However, our rivers, lakes, streams, gulf and ocean offer ample opportunities for
potential watercraft accidents, including those involving large or small boats, jet skis, sailboats, motorboats, charter vessels and collisions with decks and docks.
Boaters have a responsibility to safely operate their vessels — if you have been injured in any sort of boating or
personal watercraft accident, you may be able to recover.
We understand what is needed to build a strong case for people who have been injured in all types
of watercraft accidents, including accidents involving:
Cohen & Cohen represents people who have been injured through no fault of their own, whether in a boating accident, sailboat accident, or
other watercraft accident.
If you or someone you love has been injured in
a watercraft accident, it is imperative that you contact a boating accident attorney who can explain what you are legally entitled to under the laws of Florida.
Our attorneys understand what is needed to build a strong case for people who have been injured in all types of
watercraft accidents, including accidents involving:
The boating accident attorneys at Harrell & Harrell are experienced in handling the full range of
watercraft accidents.
If you or a loved one suffered a catastrophic injury in a boating, yachting, or personal
watercraft accident, you need to seek compensation to help you recover, and the experienced Miami boat accident lawyers at Friedman, Rodman, & Frank can help you.
We take claims involving injury and wrongful death in boating accidents, jet ski accidents, parasailing accidents, personal
watercraft accidents and other water sport accidents.
No matter the particular circumstances of your boat accident or personal
watercraft accident, a lawyer at our firm can still help.
As experienced Florida personal injury attorneys, we recognize that Florida has a substantially higher amount of
watercraft accidents each year.
Our accident attorneys know that these personal watercraft are involved in a large number of Lake Mead personal injuries and accident claims, and they know how to handle your personal
watercraft accident.
If you have been injured in a motorboat accident, personal
watercraft accident, pontoon accident, or other boat accident, you are entitled to financial compensation from the negligent boat operator responsible for your injuries, loss wages, and more.
While no one likes to think that a boating or
watercraft accident could happen to them, the truth is that there are thousands of boating accidents in the U.S. every year.
Even so, they are involved in about 30 percent of
all watercraft accidents.