Claims Against Government Agencies

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Banning Micklow & Bull LLP - Claims Against the Government

In certain cases, a maritime personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit might be filed against a government agency. Contact a knowledgeable San Diego or San Francisco Public Vessels Act lawyer to find out how our maritime legal experience in claims against the government can help you.

Sometimes it's fairly apparent when the federal government might be liable to you on a maritime personal injury claim. For example, if you were hurt when a Coast Guard vessel struck your boat while rescuing someone else, you could bring suit against the government for negligent rescue under the federal Suits in Admiralty Act, also known as the Public Vessels Act.

Less obvious is the case where the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for marking the channel and maintaining the buoys in a navigable river, and you were injured when your fishing boat struck an unmarked underwater obstruction.

Our experienced Southern and Northern California government agency lawsuit attorneys routinely investigate the possibility of naming a government defendant in just about every case we consider. Because of the federal nature of admiralty jurisdiction, federal government agencies are most often named as defendants in cases involving public entities, but a state-created municipal port authority, or a state transportation department operating ferries can also be a defendant in a maritime personal injury case.

Some of the more frequently named government agency defendants include the following:

• United States Navy.
• United States Coast Guard.
• United States Army Corps of Engineers.
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
• MARAD (United States Maritime Administration).
• National Marine Fisheries Administration.

For more information about how an experienced San Francisco Public Vessels Act attorney can help you recover for personal injury damages against the government, call or e-mail any office of Banning Micklow & Bull for a free and confidential discussion about your case.

Banning Micklow & Bull LLP - San Diego Public Vessels Act Lawyers

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California government agency lawsuit attorneys Banning Micklow & Bull represent maritime personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs against the federal government under the Suits in Admiralty Act where liability might involve defendants such as the United States Navy, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, MARAD, and other agencies on the Pacific Coast and beyond, including, Tijuana, Mexico, Ensenada, Puget Sound, San Francisco, San Diego, Mission Bay, Santa Barbara, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Redondo Beach, Ventura, Moss Landing, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, San Pedro, Crescent City, Wilmington, Bodega Bay, Pillar Point, Oxnard, Eureka, Half Moon Bay, Guam, Honolulu, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Saipan, Coos Bay, Los Angeles Harbor, and the San Francisco Bay Area and Delta.