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

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The case involves Genesis Marine, LLC’s limitation action filed on December 13, 2024, seeking to limit its liability for damages related...

Edward Barnett crashed his boat into a dike while navigating the Cooper River at night, resulting in his death and that of a coworker. ...

At about 3:20 a.m. on July 12, 2021, the foreign flagged bulk carrier JALMA TOPIC was traveling up the Mississippi River when it lost...

This case arises out of a collision on the Lower Mississippi River near Fort Jackson on November 10, 2021 between the downbound CAPT....

This case involves a drillship owner, Noble Drilling, refusing to pay an injured seaman more than $35 in maintenance. The district court...

This case involves allision between a vessel, M/V MR. CADE, and a fixed well platform owned by Southern Oil of Louisiana, LLC. The...

This case provides a good reminder why an injured maritime worker should never sign any document without first consulting with a maritime...

This case concerns a fall aboard the M/V EMILY ALEXIS that occurred while the Master was responding to an engine room fire. The vessel's...

This case involves a drillship breaking away in Port Aransas and causing property damage during Hurricane Harvey. The DPDS1, an unmanned...

On January 16, 2023, the dredging vessel WB WOOD capsized near Mile Marker 85 on the Lower Mississippi River about 10 miles below New...

This case is one of the many lawsuits filed against barge fleeters after Hurricane Ida. In an effort to avoid having to pay for the...

The Plaintiff Gregory Shand in this case purchased a new boat from Formula Boats South for around $600,000 in 2017. A few years later,...

Plaintiff Melissa Eckles was employed as a cook on defendant ARTCO's towboat the M/V CRIMSON GLORY. Eckles alleges she was injured when...

Starting March 1, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard will issue Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) in a new format, replacing the old red book...

In Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty, the U.S. Supreme Court held that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are...

Adam Davis is scheduled to panel a discussion at Tulane Law on February 24, 2024 to discuss legal issues arising from saltwater...