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Fifth Circuit: Offshore Supply Vessel Faces Liability for “Towing Vessel” Classification
In Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Tesla Offshore, L.L.C., No. 16-30528, 2018 WL 4844687 (5th Cir. Oct. 5, 2018), Fifth Circuit ruled on liability based on the... More
Summary Judgment Granted on Claim Arising out of Angola Prison Knife Attack
A security officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana was sued by an Angola inmate, Alfred Deal, for failing to stop another... More
2019 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Ranks Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett as Metropolitan Tier 2 Admiralty & Maritime Law Firm
The 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® has ranked Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett as a Metropolitan Tier 2... More
Court Ruling Affects Carriers Seeking to Enforce the Limitation of Liability
In Von Diezelski v. All My Sons Moving & Storage of Baton Rouge, Inc., 2018 WL 3118683 (M.D. La. 2018), the United States District Court... More
MBLB Attorneys Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity’s 2018 Bench & Bar Build
On October 27, 2018, attorneys from Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett volunteered for Habitat for Humanity’s 2018 Bench & Bar Build. Sponsored by the New... More
Recent Development in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law: First Circuit Rules on the Barber Case
In an effort to keep our clients apprised of recent developments in Louisiana workers’ compensation law, the following explains the 17-page Barber decision, which was... More
MBLB Continues Its Support for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett’s walk team, Marching 4 McFaull, will be joining the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for their One Walk on... More
Alan Brackett to Speak at a Worker’s Compensation Conference
Member Alan Brackett will be speaking at the 5th annual Emerging Trends in Workers’ Compensation 2019 Conference planned for January 10th, 2019. His topic is... More
Benefits Review Board Confirms Administrative Law Judges May Compel Claimants to Sign Medical Release Forms
In a recent case, Mugerwa v. Aegis Defense Services, BRB No. 17-0407 (4/27/18), the Benefits Review Board upheld an administrative law judge’s decision to... More
Fifth Circuit Defines Scope of Vessel Liability Under Oil Pollution Act of 1990
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in USA v. Nature’s Way Marine, LLC et al, addressing the statutory definition... More