News & Updates | Adam Davis Law

Jul 15, 2023

Vessel owner failed to train crew about radar, failed to install bridge alarm and overworked crew

This case involves an offshore supply vessel running into a platform’s pipeline after the vessel’s captain fell asleep. The court...

Jun 20, 2023

Adam Davis to present at Marine Industry Day on USCG sexual misconduct reporting requirements

Adam Davis will panel a discussion at Marine Industry Day for the New Orleans Harbor Safety Committee to discuss recent changes to...

Jun 1, 2023

Punitive damages available for product-liability claim brought under general maritime law

The plaintiff was injured while fishing aboard his flatboat in the Atchafalaya Basin. The handle of his trolling motor broke when he went...

May 26, 2023

Towboat not responsible for barges capsizing at dock

This case involves barges capsizing at a dock and causing damage. Damage claims were filed against the towboat that pushed the barges...

May 16, 2023

Vessel owner not sanctioned for failing to produce Hurricane Ida video footage before deposition

Brenden Yarborough, a Jones Act seaman, was working as a crewmember aboard the M/V GERRY BORDELON during Hurricane Ida. He filed a Jones...

May 4, 2023

Jury awards Jones Act seaman $1.5 million in punitive damages

McArthur Griffin was working as a deckhand on the offshore supply vessel M/V DUSTIN DANOS when he sustained injuries to his shoulder,...

Apr 5, 2023

Captain being awake for 52 hours does not trigger punitive damages against company

The M/V ATINA ran into and damaged an offshore platform off the coast of Louisiana. There was significant damage (over $60 million) and...

Mar 23, 2023

Boston Whaler going 29 mph in fog solely at fault for collision with Pursuit going 10 mph

This case involves the collision of two recreational vessels in dense fog while underway in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Naples,...

Mar 17, 2023

Injured captain not allowed to subpoena third party to obtain industry practice evidence

This case arises out of a barge breakaway on the Mississippi River during Hurricane Ida. A long list of parties sued or were sued. Two...

Mar 11, 2023

Injured passenger of recreational vessel loses negligence case against vessel's driver

A passenger of a recreational vessel was injured when the vessel encountered the wake of a passing yacht in Perdido Pass in southeastern...

Feb 14, 2023

Forwarding contract by email insufficient to compel arbitration

Coastal Cargo Company, LLC was contracted by Tenaris Global Services, Inc. to unload steel pipe from a ship and load it onto trucks and...

Feb 7, 2023

Adam Davis to present at symposium on Navigation Rules at Loyola College of Law

The Loyola Maritime Law Journal is holding its annual symposium on Friday, March 3, 2023. This year's topic is: Navigational Rules of...

Feb 6, 2023

Jury awards $27 million in damages against Talos for wrongful death on platform

This suit arises from the death of Walter Jackson in an accident on February 17, 2018. Jackson was employed as a rigger by DLS, LLC...

Jan 30, 2023

Social worker not allowed to diagnose Jones Act seaman with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”)

This case arises out of a tragic vessel fire on the Mississippi River resulting in personal injury and death. Before trial, the parties...

Jan 23, 2023

Court sanctions Maersk's counsel in wrongful death case for misrepresenting availability of witness

This case arose from a tragic accident on the Houston Ship Channel when a recreational boater encountered the wake of the MAERSK IDAHO....

Jan 16, 2023

Mississippi River fleeter 100 percent at fault for barge breakaway. Towboats not negligent.

On February 22, 2020 barges broke away from Turn Services, LLC’s Mississippi River Dockside Fleet and struck and damaged...

Jan 6, 2023

Yacht owner allowed to pursue Hurricane Dorian insurance claim despite breach of warranty in policy

A 61-foot Viking Princess named the SERENDIPITY was destroyed during Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. SERENDIPITY’s owner filed an...

Dec 21, 2022

Jury awards Conrad Shipyard, LLC $7.5 million for breach of vessel construction contracts

On December 16, 2022, a jury awarded Conrad Shipyard, LLC $7,494,930 in breach of contract damages after one of Conrad’s customers asked...

Dec 15, 2022

Platform 15% responsible for personal injury damages after a recreational fishing boat ran into it

In the middle of the night, a 29-foot World Cat offshore recreational fishing vessel ran into the north side of the Main Pass 37 BE...

Dec 2, 2022

Recreational boater's personal injury claim against power company allowed to proceed

The plaintiff was running his flat boat powered by a 40-hp surface drive on the Tangipahoa river. He decided to explore some shallow...