Our
Settlements

At Joseph Joy & Associates, we have recovered millions of dollars for Personal Injury victims and their families. If you believe you have a personal injury lawsuit, act now, before a statute of limitations causes your right to file a claim to expire. Contact the personal injury attorneys at Joseph Joy & Associates today for a free legal consultation.

Our
Settlements

At Joseph Joy & Associates, we believe the more you know about the law the better you can protect yourself with it. If you believe you have a personal injury lawsuit, act now, before a statute of limitations causes your right to file a claim to expire. Contact the personal injury attorneys at Joseph Joy & Associates today for a free legal consultation.

Noteworthy Verdicts

$7,200,000.00

Personal Injury

Confidential Settlement.

$4,100,000.00

Personal Injury

Offshore Casing Hand was struck in face by drill ships malfunctioning hydraulic stabbing basket.  Casing Hand suffered moderate brain damage.

$2,300,000.00

Car Accident

Driver was severely injured when the seatbelt malfunctioned in a one-car collision.

$2,300,000.00

Jones Act Claim

Jones Act Seaman (tugboat deckhand) on tugboat was exposed to toxic fumes from barge causing moderate brain injury.

$1,300,000.00

Big Rig Accident

18-Wheeler gasoline tanker struck illegally parked flat-bed truck on I-10 that caused a massive explosion in heavy fog.  Plaintiffs’ were traveling I-10 at the time of the explosion and suffered burn injuries.

$1,200,000.00

Personal Injury

Offshore worker injured his back on a fixed platform.  Insurer sent worker for an insurance evaluation whereby IME physician said that nothing was wrong with worker and terminated worker’s benefits and health care.  Worker underwent emergency surgery and the Insurance Company’s physician was sued for medical malpractice because of misdiagnosis. This is a landmark Verdict and first case of its kind whereby an Independent Medical Examiner was sued by an injured Plaintiff because of alleged misdiagnosis that denied benefits and health care.

$1,200,000.00

Helicopter/Airplane Accident

Tail Rotor on offshore helicopter malfunctioned forcing an emergency landing.  Injured offshore worker suffered back injury.

$1,100,000.00

Motorcycle Accident

Plaintiff while driving motorcycle suffered lower injuries due to defectively designed motorcycle gas tank.

$1,000,000.00+

Defective Product

Multiple school children exposed to toxic fumes causing health and psychological problems.

$700,000.00

Offshore/Maritime Accident

Commercial oil field diver injured low back when dive vessel exploded.

$650,000.00

Maritime Accident

Recreational boater struck seismic cable injuring his neck.

$600,000.00

Offshore/Maritime Accident

Crane Boom struck Plaintiff injuring low back.

$400,000.00

Offshore/Maritime Accident

LANDMARK TRIAL VERDICT – Rig worker injured lower back lifting 135-pound mud pump cap.  This was a Landmark Verdict which held that there will be Jones Act Negligence and Vessel Unseaworthiness if a Seaman is injured lifting 135-pounds or more without assistance. (Federal Trial Verdict)

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Louisiana Offshore Oil and Maritime Accident Lawyer Joseph “Buzzy” Joy

An Attorney You Can Trust

Louisiana offshore oil and maritime accident lawyer Joseph “Buzzy” Joy attended Mississippi State University on a Southeastern Conference football scholarship and received another scholarship to attend Loyola Law School in New Orleans. During the summers, he worked as a technician on various fixed offshore oil platforms, vessels, and all types of rigs. He also worked as a deck hand aboard a 160-foot offshore supply boat. As a result, Mr. Joy has first-hand experience of the risks faced by offshore oil and gas workers. He also has a good understanding of why accidents happen and who is liable.

In 1980, Mr. Joy made maritime legal history in Louisiana in a back injury case when he proved that 135 pounds was too heavy for a seaman to handle without assistance. This was the first case of its kind where the singular theory of recovery for the injured worker was that 135 pounds was too heavy for a Jones act seaman to handle alone.

Contact Louisiana offshore oil rig accident attorney Joseph “Buzzy” Joy for a free case evaluation.

Louisiana offshore oil rig accident attorney Joseph “Buzzy” Joy serves clients in all of Louisiana, including Lafayette, Lake Charles, Morgan City, Opelousas, Carencro, Crowley, Jennings, Welsh, Broussard, New Iberia, Patterson, Berwick, and Morgan City.

We’re ready to assist you. Let us Help.

337.232.8123

Being injured can be a perilous and uncertain landscape. Let us help you navigate. We can make a difference.