Zehl & Associates Secures Largest Maritime Settlement in Texas for 2025
$16 million Jones Act recovery for injured offshore drillship worker recognized by TopVerdicts as the top maritime injury settlement in Texas
Last yearZehl & Associates secured a $16 million settlement on behalf of an injured offshore worker — a result recognized by TopVerdicts as both the largest reported Jones Act maritime settlement in Texas for 2025 and one of the most significant legal recoveries in the state across all practice areas for the year.
The Case
The recovery stemmed from an offshore accident involving a floorhand working aboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico. The worker suffered significant injuries after an incident involving equipment in the vessel’s moonpool area.
