We are pleased to share that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a $3.76 million maritime salvage award in favor of our clients—Nicholas, Troy, and André Currault, Lower River Ship Service, L.L.C., and Capt. Sidney Freeman (represented by co-salvage counsel)—arising from their extraordinary actions during Hurricane Ida. As the hurricane struck Southeast Louisiana in August 2021, dozens of unmanned barges owned by American River Transportation Company

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November 2025 – Eastern District of Louisiana In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reaffirmed a core protection for maritime workers: Jones Act seamen can prove negligence entirely through circumstantial evidence. The Case The case arose from the death of a deckhand, Gage Garcia, who drowned while working aboard the M/V Honest Bob , operated by Cooper Marine, Inc. at Nucor Steel Louisiana’s facility on the Mississippi River. No o

Adam Davis Law Firm Welcomes Michelle Paré Ricca as New Attorney, Strengthening Commitment to Injured Mariners