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2020 U.S. News-Best Lawyers Ranks Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett a Metropolitan Tier 2 Admiralty & Maritime Law Firm
The 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers has ranked Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett a Metropolitan Tier 2 Law... More
Legislation Pending to Amend Minimum Mandatory Insurance Coverage for Interstate Trucking Companies
Currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives is a bill to amend the minimum mandatory insurance coverage for interstate trucking companies from $750,000.00... More
Ruling in Jones Act Case Covers Seafarer Injured Mixing Business and Pleasure
In a recent Jones Act case, Sara Herrera v. 7R Charter Limited, No. 19-10605 (11th Cir. 2019), the court makes clear that a seafaring... More
Gerard Dragna Elected to LABI’s Legal Advisory Council
Gerard Dragna, a member of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett’s trucking and transportation team, has been elected to represent the firm on the Louisiana... More
Alan Brackett Appointed to the Louisiana Access to Justice Commission
Member Alan G. Brackett Has Been Appointed to the Louisiana Access to Justice Commission as the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Bar Foundation representative.... More
Wilton Bland III to Present at Maritime Risk Claims Solutions Seminar
Member Wilton Bland, III has been invited to make a presentation at the Maritime Risk Claims Solutions, Inc. (MRCS) 2019 5th Annual Fall Seminar... More
OWCP Announces Rate Increases
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs of the United States Department of Labor has announced the cost of living adjustment effective October 1, 2019.... More
Longshore Workers’ Untimely Lawsuits Against Vessel Owner Dismissed
The U.S. Eastern District of Louisiana recently dismissed three injured longshore workers’ lawsuits against a vessel owner and charterer for failure to timely file... More
MBLB Wins Summary Dismissal of Negligence and Unseaworthiness Claims
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is defending a lawsuit in which an experienced captain brought suit against his employer for injuries allegedly sustained while... More
American Transportation Research Institute Releases 2019 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks
Each year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) conducts an in-depth analysis of 300 freight-significant highway locations using truck position and speed data derived... More