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Federal Court Vacates “K.S.,” the Benefits Review Board’s Seminal Average Weekly Wage Opinion
In 2009, the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”) issued a very important decision detailing how to calculate an injured Defense Base Act (“DBA”) worker’s average weekly... More
Non-Signatory to Contract Bound By Arbitration Clause
With increasing frequency, mandatory arbitration clauses are being written into maritime contracts. You may have run across them in charter parties, towage and salvage... More
Mouledoux Scores Sanctions and Dismissal of Personal Injury Case
André J. Mouledoux successfully obtained summary decision in a personal injury case, and in the process were awarded attorneys’ fees and costs due to... More
Legrand Successfully Defends Coverage Dispute
Georges M. Legrand successfully obtained summary decision from Judge Robert A. Pitre, Jr. of the Twenty Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of... More
Fifth Circuit Addresses Dual Capacity Employers and the “Something More” Factors
Plaintiff was employed as a crane operator by Defendant, which was both the vessel owner and the contractor of a crane. The crane developed... More
Eleventh Circuit Defines “Navigable Waters”
The Eleventh Circuit answered a question “almost as old as the doctrine of admiralty jurisdiction itself.” The question: what are navigable waters? According to... More
Fifth Circuit Issues Decision Strictly Construing Section 28(b) Attorneys Fees
Claimant injured his ankle at work on October 7, 2004, and Employer paid temporary total disability benefits from October 8, 2004 through June 13,... More
The Fifth Circuit Explains the Application of Maritime Law to Jack-Up Rigs and Removal of OCSLA Claims
After watching his friend and co-worker die as a result of an accident on a jack-up rig attached to the Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”),... More
FECA Bulletin No. 13-01 Changes How to Administer DBA and WHCA Claims
On January 29, 2013, the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (“DFEC”) published FECA Bulletin No. 13-01. This Bulletin will change how we all administer or adjudicate Defense Base... More
Brown-Water Seaman’s Alleged Injury Was Outside Course and Scope of Employment
In Shoffner v. State, a Washington state appellate court was asked to determine the status of ferry worker injured while walking to her vessel... More