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Louisiana Businesses See Workers’ Compensation Premiums Drop for Sixth Year
On November 8, 2019, Louisiana State Insurance Commissioner, James Donelon, approved an 8.4% workers’ compensation rate reduction based on an annual loss cost filing... More
Unconfirmed Drug Test Results Inadmissible for Purposes of Fraud Defense in Workers’ Compensation Claim
In Parson v. Truck Parts & Equipment, Inc. 2019 WL 4805882 (La. 10/1/19), the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the Second Circuit Court... More
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Circuit Split Over Meaning of Safe-Berth Clause
On November 5, 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd., a March... More
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
Courts Rule on the Basis of Qualified Immunity in Clarkson v. White
The trial and appellate courts recently ruled in the case of Clarkson v. White on the basis of qualified immunity—the well-established doctrine that government officials... More
Louisiana Supreme Court Considers First-Party Bad Faith Claim Prescriptive Period
On October 22, 2019, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a decision finding that first-party bad faith claims against insurers arise from a contractual relationship... More
First Circuit Upholds OWC Judgment Finding Claimant Forfeited Workers’ Compensation Benefits Due to False Statements
In a recent case, Elmer Creel, Jr. v. American Pride, Inc., the Claimant, Elmer Creel, Jr. was involved in a work-related motor vehicle accident... More
Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Psychological Compensation Resulting from Physical Injuries
Claims for workers’ compensation benefits, as well as claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Defense Base Act... More