Boating Accidents

Whether fishing with friends or taking your family for a day on the water, boating is a fun recreational activity. Boating, however, also presents a lot of danger which can sometimes lead to serious accidents and injuries.
Boating collisions and personal watercraft collisions — including accidents involving jet skis, sailboats and power boats — can cause serious personal injuries or even death. Boating injury victims have the right to receive compensation under the law when those injuries are the result of negligent or careless operation of a boat.
If you have been injured in a boating accident, the attorneys at the law firm of Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C. can help. Our law firm has been representing the people of Southern Illinois in boating accidents since 1950. We have the experience to help you get the compensation you need to get back on your feet.
Boating accidents, like automobile and truck accidents, have a few common causes, including:

• Failed equipment
• Lack of attentiveness by the opperator or driver
• Bad weather
• Operating while intoxicated or impaired

According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources:
"You must report your boating accident if the accident results in the loss of life, injury to a person greater than first aid, or total property damage (vessel, contents, and other property) is $2,000.00 or greater."

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