Augusta Boating Accident Lawyer
A TOP-RANKING AUGUSTA BOATING ACCIDENT FIRM THAT’S ON YOUR SIDE
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HIGHLY REGARDED AUGUSTA BOAT ACCIDENT LAWYERS
If you or someone you love has been injured on the water, a dedicated Augusta personal injury lawyer can help.
The U.S. Coast Guard shares boating statistics for a five-year spread ending in 2022:
- The state averaged more than 100 boating accidents a year.
- In 2022, Georgia ranked number 13 for fatal boat accidents and averaged 17 deaths per year over the 5-year stretch.
- Georgia experienced a significant bump in boating accidents from 2021 to 2022
The Garden City has some fabulous boating opportunities, but boating accidents happen, and when they do, they’re often caused by boat drivers who fail to take their responsibility for the safety of others seriously enough.
If this is the difficult position you find yourself in, speaking with a lawyer who is well-versed in the legal intricacies of boating accidents is always advised.
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JAMIE CASINO INJURY LAW: AUGUSTA BOATING ACCIDENT LAWYERS
Jamie Casino Injury Attorneys has earned a reputation for bold advocacy, personalized representation, and highly effective settlement negotiations. What’s more, we are skilled trial lawyers who are prepared to take your boating accident case to trial if doing so is the surest means of securing an optimal outcome that upholds your rights and your rightful compensation.
HOW OUR AUGUSTA BOAT ACCIDENT LAW FIRM CAN HELP
In the aftermath of a recreational boating accident, our formidable personal injury attorneys are well prepared to fight for just compensation that covers your legal damages in their entirety, including in:
- Property damage to your boat and its contents
- Your medical expenses – both current and ongoing
- Your lost wages, including any losses you experience in relation to your earning power or your career’s trajectory
- The physical and emotional pain and suffering you experience in response to a terrifying boat accident, which can lead to PTSD-like symptoms
HELP NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE OR RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT
Regardless of what kind of accident you’re injured in, we can help:
- Accidents involving motorboats, sailboats, yachts, and watercraft of all kinds
- Water skiing accidents
- Jet ski accidents
- Accidents involving swimmers or surfers
- Slip and fall accidents on slippery decks
Boating accidents are often caused by negligence on the part of the person behind the wheel – whether that means the skipper of another boat or the person operating the boat you’re on. Some of the most common forms of negligence include:
- Impairment
- Exhaustion
- Distraction
- Recklessness or outright aggression
- Restricted vision
- Excess speed
- Failure to follow the rules of the waterway
- Inexperience
Additional causes of boating accidents include:
- Boats that are poorly maintained
- Inadequate or missing safety gear
- Boating equipment with manufacturing defects
- Hazardous or overly congested waterways
The kinds of injuries that are commonly associated with boat accidents include:
- Drowning, hypothermia, and other injuries related to falling overboard
- Burns – related to explosions and fires on deck
- Injuries related to slipping and falling on deck or to the immense impact of an accident, including broken bones, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal cord injuries, limb loss, and injuries requiring amputation
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IMPORTANT INITIAL ADVICE!
If you’ve been injured in a boat accident caused by someone else’s negligence, your claim will follow its own unique path, but there are several important steps you should take in support of your health and well-being and in support of your accident claim:
- Seek medical attention immediately – very serious accidents can be slow to develop symptoms.
- Speak with a seasoned boating accident lawyer as soon as you’re able to do so.
- Follow your medical team’s instructions and advice and attend all follow-up appointments.
Remember that the insurance company is driven by profits, which means they’ll do what they can to minimize your settlement. As such, it’s a good idea to:
- Leave the communicating with the insurance rep to your attorney.
- Not accept a settlement before you’ve discussed the matter with your attorney.
- Skip social media until your claim is finalized.
You can count on the insurance company being very good at twisting your words to their own advantage, which makes it a good idea to steer clear.
Jamie Casino Injury Attorneys has earned a reputation for bold advocacy, personalized representation, and highly effective settlement negotiations. What’s more, we are skilled trial lawyers who are prepared to take your boating accident case to trial if doing so is the surest means of securing an optimal outcome that upholds your rights and your rightful compensation.
HOW OUR AUGUSTA BOAT ACCIDENT LAW FIRM CAN HELP
In the aftermath of a recreational boating accident, our formidable personal injury attorneys are well prepared to fight for just compensation that covers your legal damages in their entirety, including in:
- Property damage to your boat and its contents
- Your medical expenses – both current and ongoing
- Your lost wages, including any losses you experience in relation to your earning power or your career’s trajectory
- The physical and emotional pain and suffering you experience in response to a terrifying boat accident, which can lead to PTSD-like symptoms
HELP NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE OR RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT
Regardless of what kind of accident you’re injured in, we can help:
- Accidents involving motorboats, sailboats, yachts, and watercraft of all kinds
- Water skiing accidents
- Jet ski accidents
- Accidents involving swimmers or surfers
- Slip and fall accidents on slippery decks
Boating accidents are often caused by negligence on the part of the person behind the wheel – whether that means the skipper of another boat or the person operating the boat you’re on. Some of the most common forms of negligence include:
- Impairment
- Exhaustion
- Distraction
- Recklessness or outright aggression
- Restricted vision
- Excess speed
- Failure to follow the rules of the waterway
- Inexperience
Additional causes of boating accidents include:
- Boats that are poorly maintained
- Inadequate or missing safety gear
- Boating equipment with manufacturing defects
- Hazardous or overly congested waterways
The kinds of injuries that are commonly associated with boat accidents include:
- Drowning, hypothermia, and other injuries related to falling overboard
- Burns – related to explosions and fires on deck
- Injuries related to slipping and falling on deck or to the immense impact of an accident, including broken bones, internal injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal cord injuries, limb loss, and injuries requiring amputation
DEADLINES
In Georgia, you have only two years from the date of the injury-causing boat accident to file a personal injury lawsuit, and in the interim, you have a lot to contend with.
Consulting with a trusted boat accident attorney in Augusta early in the process allows you the space you need to focus on your recovery while your legal counsel focuses on building your strongest claim.
GATHERING EVIDENCE
Every successful boating accident claim is based on strong evidence, which can include:
- The testimony of eyewitnesses
- Photos and videos taken during the course of the accident or at the scene of the accident
- The accident report and any additional documentation made by the authorities
- The testimony of experts in relevant professions regarding both the cause of the accident and the extent of your injuries
- Professional accident recreation models
- Your medical records and your doctor’s accounting of your injuries and health prognosis
- Your testimony regarding how the accident has affected your life and similar testimony from those who know you best
If you’ve been involved in a boat accident, your injuries may stop you from contributing to evidence gathering, but you can count on the authorities and others at the scene to focus on this important matter. In other words, the sooner you retain a practiced Augusta boating accident attorney, the better.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT TO PAY?
Taking on the additional expense of focused legal guidance after you’ve been injured on the water may seem like more than you can handle, but we have good news for you.
We are paid a specific percentage of our clients’ settlements and court awards, which is referred to as being paid on a contingency fee basis.
Further, if your claim doesn’t prove successful, you won’t owe a thing.
WHY CHOOSE US OVER OTHER AUGUSTA BOAT ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS?
Jamie Casino Injury Attorneys is a premier personal injury law firm that takes a results-driven, client-based approach. We stand firmly behind our clients’ rights – with an eye toward favorable resolutions that support improved health outcomes, and we welcome the opportunity to also help you.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON BOATING ACCIDENTS IN AUGUSTA
Lake Lanier, where many Augustans go to enjoy the water, was created by damming up the Chattahoochee River. This lake is the most popular in Georgia, and – at 59 square miles – is twice the size of the state’s second-largest lake.
Naturally, a lake of this magnitude attracts unfortunate accidents.
WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF BOATING ACCIDENTS?
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’s most recent data, Lake Lanier has averaged over 30 boating accidents a year for 8 years running. Related statistics include the following averages:
- 22 injuries each year.
- More than 4 boating deaths per year – with the highest yearly tally at 9 fatalities.
- Nearly 7 drownings each year.
- 53 citations for boating under the influence (BUI) each year.
The most common kinds of boating accidents include:
- Collisions between recreational vessels
- Flooding and swamping, which is often related to inadequate maintenance or manufacturer defects
- Colliding with a fixed object, which is often the result of distraction, impairment, inexperience, or another form of negligence on the part of the person driving the boat
- Grounding, which is generally caused by the skipper’s negligence
- Falling overboard, which can be caused by overly slippery decks, inadequate safety strategies, or inattention
- Capsizing, which is typically the result of reckless handling
WHY DO BOATING ACCIDENTS HAPPEN?
The vast majority of boating accidents occur as a result of:
- Impairment on the part of the boat’s operator
- Inattention or distraction on the part of the boat’s operator
- Inexperience on the part of the boat’s operator
- Excess speed on the part of the boat’s operator
- Violations related to the rules of navigation on the part of the boat’s operator
- Inadequate or improper lookout
- Inadequate maintenance of the vessel itself
- Machinery failures caused by inadequate maintenance or by manufacturer defect
COMMON INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT WE SEE
The impact of a boating accident can throw the vessel’s occupants with considerable force and can lead to serious injuries:
- Drownings
- Broken bones
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
- Spinal cord injuries
- Internal injuries
- Serious cuts and abrasions
- Soft tissue injuries
- Limb loss and injuries that lead to amputation
When machinery malfunctions or explodes into flames, boating accidents can also lead to life-threatening burns.
WHO IS LIABLE FOR BOATING ACCIDENTS IN GEORGIA?
If you’re injured in a boat crash, the matter of who is responsible comes down to the boat’s owner. As long as the owner gave either express or implied consent to the operator, they remain liable for resulting physical, financial, and emotional losses.
When the operator of the vessel is the owner’s spouse, parent, child – or another immediate family member – consent is implied.
WHAT IF THE BOAT WAS A RENTAL?
Many people enjoy boating in the Peach State on rented vessels, and the companies that rent them out often go to great measures to ensure they’re not held responsible in the event of an accident. As such, rental agreements often state that the agreement terminates in response to a renter’s failure to safely adhere to all operating instructions, warning decals, boating statutes, and safety rules.
In other words, if you’re injured in an accident involving a rented boat, it’s time to consult with a knowledgeable boating accident attorney.
LOCATIONS WE SERVE
We proudly serve clients throughout the State of Georgia, including but not limited to:
Aiken
North Augusta
Augusta Office
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- Tuesday7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
- 1450 GREENE ST., SUITE 140
AUGUSTA, GA 30901 - 706-719-7177
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UNWAVERING COMMITMENT
We’re fully committed to skillfully guiding your claim toward a settlement or court award that reflects your complete range of damages – and we’ll spare no effort in the process.
FEARLESS ADVOCACY
When you work with us, you have an advocate in your corner who is not afraid to take your case to trial in the face of the insurance company’s resistance to fair negotiations.
INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSIGHT
The insurance industry is motivated by ever-higher profits – and the lowest settlements that they can get away with – but our boating accident attorneys have the resources, legal savvy, and drive to successfully fight back.
PROVEN RESULTS
You can count on our attorneys backing you up every step of the way, and our case results reflect this fact.