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COVID, Cajuns and Raw Oysters: A Tale of Business Interruption Insurance
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, there has been a brewing and boiling conflict between business owners and their insurers. Did... More
Releasing Psychological Test Data and Test Materials: Is it Ethical?
Like attorneys, psychologists are bound by a multitude of ethical obligations. Two of those – the release of psychological test data and maintaining test... More
OALJ Finds Employee Exposed to COVID-19 at Work Had Compensable Work Injury Under LHWCA
In Stanford Locus v. Huntington Ingalls Industries, the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (OALJ) in the Newport News, Virginia District Office found... More
RAISING AWARENESS: Men’s Health Awareness Month
November is specifically recognized as “Men’s Health Awareness” month. Surveys conducted on men’s health have found that men don’t like talking about their health.... More
When is an Independent Tractor-trailer Owner-operator Considered to be “Under Dispatch?”
When is an independent owner-operator of a tractor-trailer considered to be “under dispatch?” Louisiana courts have often grappled with the question of whether a... More
Defendant Asserting Comparative Fault May Appeal a Summary Judgment Dismissing a Co-Defendant
In Amedee v. Aimbridge Hosp. LLC, 2021-01906 (La. 10/21/22), the Louisiana Supreme Court resolves a circuit split and holds a defendant pleading comparative fault... More
Fifth Circuit Makes Big Ruling on Short-term Rentals
This case involved three challenges to New Orleans’s regulation of short-term rentals offered by Airbnb and Vrbo. The plaintiffs are a group of property... More
Five MBLB Attorneys Selected for New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is pleased to announce that five of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in New Orleans Magazine Top... More
Georges Legrand and Trevor Cutaiar Win Appeal – Welding Foreman Not a Seaman
Congratulations to Members Georges Legrand and Trevor Cutaiar! Georges and Trevor recently defended a lawsuit in which a welding foreman at a shipyard on... More
Robin’s Dry Dock Does Not Bar Subrogation Claim by Insurer
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in which it reversed a district court which had dismissed claims brought... More