Injured in Baytown, Texas? What Local Injury Victims Need to Know
Baytown is one of the hardest-working industrial cities on the Texas Gulf Coast. With major refineries, chemical plants, busy highways, and surrounding industrial facilities, serious injuries are an unfortunate reality for many Baytown workers and residents. When an accident happens, the legal issues are often more complex than they first appear. If you were injured…
Channelview Chemical Spill: What Workers and Residents Should Know
A recent chemical spill in Channelview, Texas has raised serious concerns for industrial workers, contractors, and nearby residents. While details continue to emerge, incidents like this highlight the real risks posed by hazardous materials handling along the Ship Channel and surrounding industrial corridors. Why Chemical Spills Are Legally Significant Chemical releases are rarely “simple accidents.”…
What Happens When a Vessel’s P&I Insurer Gets Involved?
When a serious injury occurs aboard a vessel or during cargo operations, one of the first behind-the-scenes players to step in is the vessel’s Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurer. For injured longshoremen, seamen, and dock workers, the involvement of a P&I Club signals that the case is no longer routine—and that liability, exposure, and defense…
The Dangers of Working on Dredges, Tugboats & Barges in Texas Waters
Why Maritime Workers Face Serious Risks — and What Injured Seamen Need to Know From the Houston Ship Channel to Galveston Bay and down through the Port of Corpus Christi, dredges, tugboats, and barges keep Texas commerce moving. These vessels operate in some of the busiest and most hazardous waterways in the country. But the…
Injured Seaman at a Texas Port? Your Rights Under Maritime Law
Working as a seaman on or near Texas Gulf Coast ports is dangerous. From the Port of Houston and Port of Corpus Christi to Galveston, Texas City, and Freeport, maritime workers face daily risks involving heavy equipment, vessel operations, and hazardous conditions. If you were injured as a seaman at a Texas port, federal maritime…
Injured as a Longshoreman at the Houston Docks? Know Your Rights Under Federal Maritime Law
The Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the United States, handling millions of tons of cargo every year. With that volume comes risk. Longshoremen, dock workers, stevedores, and terminal workers face daily exposure to heavy machinery, container operations, forklifts, cranes, vessels, and hazardous cargo. When an injury occurs, the legal rights…
The 10 Most Common Injuries in Texas Ports (Houston, Galveston & Corpus Christi)
What Longshoremen, Terminal Workers, and Maritime Employees Need to Know Texas ports keep America moving, and thousands of longshoremen, crane operators, forklift drivers, and dockworkers rely on these facilities every day. But with heavy machinery, tight deadlines, and dangerous cargo operations, injuries are far too common. At Gilman & Allison, LLP, we represent injured maritime…
Proud to Be Aggie-Owned: How Our Texas A&M Roots Shape the Way We Fight for Injured Texans
At Gilman & Allison, LLP, our connection to Texas A&M runs deeper than a diploma on the wall. Our firm is Aggie-owned, Aggie-led, and built on the same values that define the Aggie Spirit—integrity, loyalty, respect, leadership, and selfless service. These aren’t just words to us. They guide every case we take on, from maritime…
Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers — Protecting Injured Individuals Across Texas
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are among the most serious and life-altering injuries a person can suffer. Even a “mild” concussion can disrupt memory, concentration, balance, and behavior for months or years. For maritime workers, longshoremen, plant employees, and industrial laborers, these injuries often occur in fast-paced, high-risk environments where a single mistake or equipment failure…
Offshore Injuries for Jefferson County Workers: What to Do After an Accident
Offshore work is some of the most dangerous labor in the Gulf Coast. In Port Arthur, Beaumont, Nederland, Orange, and Sabine Pass, thousands of workers support the offshore industry—whether on crew boats, OSVs, supply vessels, barges, tugboats, jack-up rigs, or drilling platforms. When an injury happens offshore, the laws that protect you are very different…