Insurance Company Claim Decisions Not Bad Faith When Based on Dispute
Is An Injured Worker in Louisiana Due Workers Compensation Benefits or Longshore and Harbor Workers’s Compensation Benefits?
October 5, 2016
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Sunken Boat in Gulf of Mexico Leads to Lawsuit That Invokes Discussion of “Negligence vs. Gross Negligence” Standards
Drunk Driver’s Claim Against the Louisiana Department of Transportation Fails Under the “Gross Negligence” Exception
September 30, 2016
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Is An Injured Worker in Louisiana Due Workers Compensation Benefits or Longshore and Harbor Workers’s Compensation Benefits?
Court of Appeals Upholds Trial Court Ruling Granting Longshoreman’s Workers Compensation Claim
September 4, 2016
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What is the Deadline for Filing a Lawsuit for Jones Act and General Maritime Cases?
Pre-Existing Injuries Complicate Maintenance and Cure Remedies Against Vessel Owners in Louisiana
August 15, 2016
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Louisiana Admiralty Lawsuit Leads to Interpretation of Contract Provisions Between Offshore Service Providers
Contract interpretation can be tough, but having a competent attorney review documents before you sign them goes a long way in avoiding surprises further down the line. This is important because the words that are not there are often just as important as the words that are, a lesson learned the hard way by Chet
July 6, 2016
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How Do I Qualify for Seaman Status Under the Jones Act?
Jones Act Lawsuit Fails Under Seaman Claim
July 4, 2016
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Pre-Existing Injuries Complicate Maintenance and Cure Remedies Against Vessel Owners in Louisiana
Appeals Court Upholds Jones Act Claim for Seaman Injured Off Gulf Coast. Â
June 17, 2016
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Appeals Court Upholds Jones Act Claim for Seaman Injured Off Gulf Coast
The Jones Act is a law that provides seamen the chance to bring personal injury suits against the owners and operators of vessels they are working on in cases where the owner or operator was negligent or in some other way at fault for the injury. One of the types of damage allowable under the
November 28, 2013
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An Examination of Interlocutory Appeals and Collateral Order Doctrine
In April 2010, an offshore drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon, exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers died and crude oil from the well spilled into the Gulf for months after the accident. The result was a mass of litigation involving multiple defendants. In order to deal with the extensive facts and
October 15, 2013
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Louisiana’s Act 312 and its Impact on the Environment and Oil Exploration
La. R.S. 30:29 (“Act 312”) was in enacted in 2006 and became effective in June of that year. Act 312 provides a procedure for the remediation of oil field sites as well as oil exploration and production sites. Generally, remediation is “the action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental change.” Before
October 11, 2013
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