With summer in full swing, and people spending more time on the water, boating safety must be a high priority. Before going out on the water, always check the weather forecast, make sure that everyone is wearing a life preserver and that the person in charge is knowledgeable and experienced in boating and sailing safety. Many boating accidents have serious consequences and sometimes result in serious injury or death. Boating negligence by owners and operators can cause accidents on motorboats and sailboats in addition to commercial ferries, large fishing boats, charter boats, etc. Each year as a result of owners and operators failing to take precautions, people are seriously injured.
If you, a loved one or friend has been injured in a boating accident, you want an attorney experienced not just in the law, but in boating and sailing safety that knows and understands what the precautions are to be taken on the water and how to ensure that you get full and just compensation for your boating injury.
Richard H. Apat, Esq., a Partner who has been with the firm since 1992, enjoys motor-boating, sailing and sailboat racing. Richard has raced throughout Long Island Sound in Littleneck Bay, City Island, Larchmont, Manhasset Bay, Hempstead Harbor, Rye, Oyster Bay and most of Eastern Long Island Sound including Block Island Sound and Newport. Ira H. Futterman, Esq., the firm’s Senior Partner, is also an avid sailor and sailboat racer who has done transatlantic passages, numerous local regattas and has raced from Newport to Bermuda and many other long distance races.
There are many different types of boating accidents where a person is injured or can even drown. Accidents causing personal injury or property damage can be caused when two vessels collide, a person falls overboard without a life jacket, jet-ski and water skiing accidents, etc. It is usually the personal experience of the attorneys involved in the pursuit of recreational boating and sailing activities that help to better understand the way these types of accidents and injuries can occur and where the negligence, liability and responsibility lie. Most of these accidents are completely foreseeable and avoidable but for the negligence of the operator or owner of the boat. Let the attorneys at PEARLMAN, APAT, FUTTERMAN, SIROTKIN & SEINFELD, LLP help you figure out who was responsible for your boating/sailing accident.
