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Ninth Circuit Denies Concurrent Compensation to DBA Claimant
In this claim for benefits brought under the Defense Base Act as an extension of the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Claimant alleged... More
New LHWCA Compensation Rates Announced
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has determined the national average weekly wage to be $718.24, a 2.17% increase over the current NAWW of $703.00.... More
Veteran District Director Announces Retirement
Richard V. Robilotti, District Director for the Second Compensation District, announced his retirement from the United States Department of Labor effective October 31, 2016.... More
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Reviewed
The Fifth Circuit was recently called to review a lower court judgment sustaining an Exception of Subject Matter Jurisdiction. Claimant was hired by a... More
Fifth Circuit: Maritime Carpenter Not Covered by LHWCA
The Fifth Circuit recently issued a new decision addressing the limits of jurisdiction under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The claimant, a... More
Police Officer’s Appeal For PTD Benefits Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
In January 2013, a Bogalusa police officer was injured in the course of his employment when his gun got caught on the steering wheel... More
Eleventh Circuit Considers Challenge to Admiralty Jurisdiction in Florida Drainage Canal Injury
On August 3, 2016, the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Tundidor v. Miami-Dade County, a case highlighting an... More
$23 Million Punitive Damage Award Upheld by Louisiana Appellate Court
On June 29, 2016, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a jury’s award of $23 million in punitive damages to the family... More
Louisiana Offers Legal Protection to Police Officers and Firefighters
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill, Act 184, that serves to offer Louisiana’s police force additional legal protection amid a particularly turbulent... More
Circumstantial Evidence Insufficient to Overcome Clearly Erroneous Standard of Review
Decedent’s wife appealed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (“WCJ”) finding that she failed to establish her husband was in the course and scope of his... More