Our client was injured while working on a pipe lay barge. He tripped and fell over an upright metal flange directly across an upper deck stairway landing. He sustained a 40% permanent impairment of the left leg and two surgeries were needed. One defendant settled prior to trial for a confidential sum. We tried the… Read More
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STAIR Affair – Annual Fundraiser
LLF attorney Michelle Cumberland is a board member for an organization called STAIR (Start the Adventure in Reading). STAIR operates 28 tutoring sites with more than 350 volunteers. They serve approximately 220 public elementary schools in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. Teachers at those schools identify children that are behind in reading… Read More
DOT Unveils “Road to Zero” Traffic Deaths by 2030
October 5, 2016 Press Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation Department of Transportation Unveils “Road to Zero” Sets Lofty Goal of Achieving Zero Traffic Deaths by 2030 WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, over 75 organizations dedicated to highway safety gathered to hear details about a new initiative from the Department of Transportation called, “Road to Zero.”… Read More
“Where’s Waldo?” Jurisdiction in Maritime Cases
General and Rule 4(k)2 Jurisdiction by Richard M. Martin, Jr. Most of the time, thankfully, our Jones Act clients work in the Gulf of Mexico aboard locally-owned vessels. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes, your American client has a Jones Act employer which claims to be, e.g., from the Cayman Islands, while its corporate… Read More
LLF Attorney – Board of Governors for LAJ
Richard Martin is a new member of the Board of Governors for the Louisiana Association for Justice. The Louisiana Association for Justice is a voluntary bar association whose members are trial attorneys who pledge to promote justice and work to uphold the honor and dignity of the civil justice system and the legal profession.
Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from ABATE of Michigan September 16, 2016 Contact: Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957 Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144 http://www.abateofmichigan.org/ Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012. In these “reports” the claim is… Read More
Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety
For Immediate Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation September 16, 2016 State Legislator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash; Details Raise Questions About Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Pete Pettalia, a lawmaker who served in the Michigan State Legislature was fatally injured when a pickup truck turned directly into his lane. It is… Read More
DOI and DOT Post New Regulations
BSEE Posts New Regs for Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf —Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems On September 7, 2016, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement posted in the Federal Register its final rules regarding oil and natural gas production safety on the Outer Continental Shelf by addressing… Read More
Government Study Announced on Motorcycle Conspicuity
For Immediate Release from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) held its annual meeting in Seattle, WA. The theme for this year’s event emphasized the importance of safe driving behavior in an era of rapid technological advancement. More than 500 state highway safety officials and advocates… Read More
ABOTA Foundation Builds Girls’ Dormitory in Morroco
The ABOTA Foundation has been instrumental in the renovations of two Berber village primary schools in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco over the past three years. The latest ABOTA Foundation project was to build and furnish a dormitory to serve girls so that they can continue their education at the high school level. Because of… Read More
