Unfortunately, many maritime and offshore catastrophes are compounded when crew members in an emergency discover safety equipment is missing, defective, or improperly maintained. Precious lost moments searching for safety gear or improvising a plan can cause catastrophic injury or even death. Who is responsible when a vessel’s crew members are injured or lost because of… Read More
Enjoining Foreign Counter-Lawsuits Against Clients
Lamothe Law Firm is pleased to announce a major U.S. Fifth Circuit decision which protects U.S. court foreign plaintiffs against a defendant’s retaliatory lawsuit in the foreign plaintiff’s home country. In Ganpat v. Eastern Pacific Shipping, PTE, No. 22-30168 (Fifth Cir., April 28, 2023), Lamothe Firm attorney and Proctor in Admiralty Richard M. Martin, Jr…. Read More
Richard Martin Appointed to Executive Committee – Seacor Power Litigation
Here’s the latest activity in Re: Falcon Global Offshore II LLC, i.e., claims raised by the six survivors and on behalf of the thirteen crewmembers and passengers who were lost on March 13, 2021 when the offshore liftboat SEACOR POWER capsized in heavy weather: These lawsuits have been stayed by New Orleans-based Judge Jane Triche… Read More
Lamothe Law Firm Files Lawsuit against Seacor Marine
On June 1, 2021, in the aftermath of the April 13, 2021 SEACOR POWER disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Richard Martin and Frank Lamothe of the New Orleans-based Lamothe Law Firm, LLC, filed a General Maritime Law Complaint for Damages on behalf of Dwayne Lewis against Seacor Marine, LLC. Seacor Liftboats, LLC, and Semco,… Read More
Who is Responsible for Oil Platform Injuries?
Working on an oil rig can be a hazardous occupation. Employees are pressured to move fast and produce quickly. They continuously operate heavy and sometimes faulty machinery, and they are often given little training beforehand, relying primarily on on-the-job training. It is not uncommon for oil rig employees to work abnormally long hours, leading to… Read More
Injuries Caused by Medical Device Plate and Screw Products
Patients rely on KLS Martin and other medical device makers to thoroughly test their products and ensure they comply with federal safety standards. Sometimes, because of design and manufacturing defects in interpositional screws, plates, and bone screws or due to medical negligence patients have suffered unnecessary injuries. Titanium is considered highly biocompatible, meaning that surgical… Read More
Lamothe Law Firm Files Opioid Lawsuits
Lamothe Law Firm represents towns and parishes with claims against opioid manufacturers and sellers. Here’s why we got involved. The “Opioid Crisis” arose from the misuse, abuse, and over-prescription of opioids which include brand-name prescription medications such as e.g., OxyContin, Opana ER, Vicodin, Subsys, and Duragesic, as well as generics such as e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone,… Read More
Turn a Vessel Master into an Employee of the Foreign Management Company
LLF attorney Richard Martin recently published “Vessel-Master Questions” in the Louisiana Association for Justice publication, “Louisiana Advocates,” June and July, 2019 editions. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Vessel-Master Questions Louisiana maritime trial lawyers often encounter an overseas management company that operates blue-water vessels that visit our local ports. If a negligence… Read More
Vessel – Master Questions
LLF attorney Richard Martin recently published this article in the Louisiana Association for Justice publication, “Louisiana Advocates,” June 2019 edition. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 will focus on service under Louisiana law and how to turn a vessel’s master into an employee of the foreign management company. Can a… Read More
New Tulane Law School Graduate
Congratulations, Julia Martin! Here’s Julia and her proud dad, LLF attorney Richard Martin, at her recent graduation from the Tulane School of Law.
