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Death on the High Seas: Federal Court Applies Maritime Wrongful Death Statute to Cruise Ship Passenger Who Dies On Shore
The global cruise industry, still trying to weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and its chilling effect on tourism worldwide, received one favorable... More
Department of Labor Sets National Average Weekly Wage
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued Industry Notice 182 setting the National Average Weekly Wage (NAWW), maximum and minimum compensation rates, and annual adjustments... More
MBLB Continues Its Support for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett’s walk team, Marching 4 McFaull, will once again be participating in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk.... More
Fifth Circuit Judge Authors Important Special Concurrence to Own Opinion in Seaman Status Case
Fifth Circuit Judge W. Eugene Davis authored an important special concurrence to his own opinion in a seaman status case, Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of... More
MBLB Has Moved Into Our New Office on the Sixth Floor!
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is excited to announce that we have moved into our new office in Suite 600 of the Hancock Whitney... More
Gerard Dragna Appointed to LSBA Budget Committee
Member Gerard Dragna has been appointed as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Budget Committee by the Treasurer. The mission of... More
Nine MBLB Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2021
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The... More
Organizational Changes at the Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DLHWC) and the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC)... More
Suit for Fear of Contracting COVID-19 Dismissed
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, litigation (both frivolous and meritous) was a foregone conclusion. The floodgates have opened, and the court dockets are... More
UPDATE: U.S. Attorney Announces Guilty Plea By Alleged Staged Accident Ringleader
A total of eight individuals have previously been indicted in a New Orleans-based insurance fraud scheme involving staged motor vehicle accidents. Five of those... More