Although boating is a wonderful activity, it is also the source of a great deal of tragedy. The boating accident lawyers at the Scanlan Law Group have represented individuals injured in boating accidents, and know just how dangerous boating can be.

According to the U.S. Cost Guard, there were 5,705 reported boating accidents in 2002, resulting in 750 fatalities, 4,062 serious injuries, and $39,185,172 in property damage. This is the highest number of deaths reported since 1998. The most frequently reported type of boating accident is collisions with other vessels. However, capsizing and falls overboard are the most frequently reported types of fatal accidents and account for more than 50 percent of all boating fatalities. Seventy percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and nearly 85 percent of the victims who drowned were not wearing a personal flotation device, such as a life jacket.

Contact a boating accident lawyer from Scanlan Law Group - experience when it counts!

To a boating accident lawyer, the injuries that can result from boating related accidents are depressingly familiar: brain and spinal cord injuries; sprains; fractures; abrasions; internal and soft tissue injuries; burn injuries; and just about every other injury associated with the operation of other motorized vehicles.

Because boating cases can be very complex, you need an experienced and aggressive boating accident lawyer to successfully handle them. The Scanlan Law Group has the necessary experience. We have sued boat owners, manufacturers and other individuals responsible for injuries, and we are not afraid to take them to trial if one of our clients has been injured. Accordingly, if you or someone you know have sustained a boating related injury, contact the Scanlan Law Group for a free initial consultation.

There are a number of factors that can cause boating related injuries or fatalities, including many of the same factors that lead to injuries and fatalities for drivers of other motorized vehicles: speeding; reckless driving; ignoring posted signs and warnings; driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol; operating damaged or defective boats; operating in unsafe weather conditions; and operator ignorance and inexperience.

The attorneys at the Scanlan Law Group have experience handling a wide range of personal injury cases. Every attorney from Scanlan Law Group has extensive experience in a wide variety of personal injury lawsuits including medical malpractice, brain injury, defective products, birth injury and auto accidents. Because personal injury cases are complex, you need legal counsel that is up to the challenge. Every attorney from the Scanlan Law Group is more than ready to face the challenges that come his or her way. And in most cases, they handle cases on a contingency fee basis. That means that you won't pay any attorney fees unless we win your case.