Divers' Claims

Northern and Southern California Diver Injury Attorneys
Banning Micklow & Bull LLP - San Diego - San Francisco

The San Francisco and San Diego scuba and commercial diving accident lawyers of Banning Micklow & Bull represent recreational, commercial, and professional divers who have suffered accidents while diving, during decompression, or while in transit to or from the dive site. Contact an experienced California scuba personal injury lawyer at any of our offices to find out how we can help you.

Some of us are certified divers ourselves, and we understand the hazards inherent in the enjoyment of this beautiful sport. But too often, sometimes as part of a resort vacation or ocean cruise package, novice divers are given minimal training and education, and then turned loose to fend for themselves. Some of the resulting injuries can include:

• Nitrogen narcosis, or "the bends".
• Lung damage caused by air embolism.
• Type I and Type II decompression sickness.
• Neurological injuries, including brain damage due to anoxia or asphyxia.
• Drowning.

If you're a recreational diver who suffered an injury while diving, you might have a personal injury claim against the dive sponsor, the diving instructor, a vacation resort or cruise ship operator, or another party. If your scuba diving accident occurred in navigable waters, or if you were transported across navigable waters to the dive site, federal admiralty jurisdiction might well cover your claim.

We also represent commercial, brownwater, and hard-hat divers engaged in underwater construction, maintenance, repair, and salvage operations, particularly in the California offshore oil industry. We've found that injured working divers often qualify for seaman status under the Jones Act, and therefore qualify for maintenance and cure benefits, as well as their maritime negligence and unseaworthiness claims.

If you've been hurt as either a sport diver or a professional, contact the San Francisco and San Diego maritime diving accident attorneys at Banning Micklow & Bull for a free consultation on your claim.

Banning Micklow & Bull LLP - California Diver Injury Attorneys

One Market Street
Steuart Tower, Suite 1440
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: (415) 399-9191
Fax: (415) 399-9192

501 West Broadway, Suite 2090
San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: (619) 230-0030
Fax: (619) 230-1350

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Southern and Northern California diver injury attorneys Banning Micklow & Bull represent recreational and sport divers with personal injury claims related to diving accidents and professional and commercial divers with Jones Act claims; and also represent personal representatives in drowning or wrongful death lawsuits arising from diving accidents on the Pacific Coast, including Hawaii, San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Sacramento, Stockton, San Pedro, Crescent City, Wilmington, Bodega Bay, Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, Oxnard, Eureka, Honolulu, Los Angeles Harbor, and the San Francisco Bay Area.