Borrowed Servant Doctrine

We know how to fight back against vessel owners trying to deny your claim

If you have been injured on the job, you deserve justice. Call 1-800-488-5227 now to get in touch with the experienced, tough-minded legal representation of the Law Office of William Gee III. A longshoreman or harbor worker who is injured may get drawn into a complicated legal case. A vessel owner may try to claim he or she is not responsible as that worker's employer. Don't be fooled by this effort deny your claim. Rely on our experience.

Whether your injury took place while you were on a dock, loading a barge, or on a production platform, it can be challenging to identify the responsible party and applicable law governing these maritime workplaces. We will fight hard for our clients!

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Simply send us an email or call us at 1-800-488-5227. There is never a fee for the initial consultation, and you don't pay any legal fees until you win a settlement. We can help longshoremen and harbor workers overcome the legal hurdles that vessel or port operators put between them and the compensation they deserve.

Learn more about Workers' Compensation and borrowing employers

Under the "borrowed servant doctrine," a third-party operator or vessel owner who "borrows" another employer's worker may be legally considered that injured employee's employer for purposes of being protected from tort liability by the LHWCA or state workers' compensation act if the borrowing employer assumes enough control over the worker. An injured worker may be deemed to be a borrowed servant at the time of his injury if the "borrowing" employer against whom recovery is sought had the power to control and direct the employee in the performance of his or her work.