Here’s Richard J. Martin, Jr.’s latest maritime article recently published in the Louisiana Association for Justice’s Louisiana Advocate. JONES ACT STATUS REVISITED In Alexander v. Express Energy Services Operating, L.P., 784 F.3d 1032 (5th Cir. 2015)1, the U.S. Fifth Circuit held that a platform worker whose duties were assisted by an adjacent vessel more than… Read More
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AAJ Speaker at National Conference
Lamothe Law Firm is pleased to announce that Frank Lamothe has been asked to speak at the American Association for Justice Annual Conference in Los Angeles on July 23rd, 2016. His topic is “The Anatomy of an Oilfield High Pressure Gas Release Case.” Mr. Lamothe spoke at last year’s meeting in Montreal on the same… Read More
America’s Top 100 Attorneys Honor
We are so pleased that Frank Lamothe has been selected as a Lifetime Achievement Recipient among America’s Top 100 Attorneys in Personal Injury Litigation. Membership is meant to identify and highlight the accomplishments of the nation’s most esteemed and skilled attorneys. Selection for this honor is a comprehensive multi-phase selection process involving propriety algorithms and… Read More
New Member of the Public Justice Foundation
The Lamothe Law Firm is so pleased to be a new member of the Public Justice Foundation. Their staff attorneys work with private attorneys around the country to combat economic and social injustice, and fight predatory corporate conduct and any government abuses. The Foundation “supports Public Justice’s cutting-edge litigation and educates the public about the… Read More
Louisiana Association for Justice Publishes Our Latest Maritime Article
Here’s the latest published article for the Admiralty Section of the Louisiana Association for Justice publication, Louisiana Advocate: Future Lost Income And Work-Life Expectancy by Richard M. Martin, Jr. Lamothe Law Firm, LLC If you represent maritime injury victims in federal court, one of your routine tasks is exchanging economic reports. Your client’s report typically… Read More
Maritime Personal Injury Settlement – $650K
Our client was a drill crew employee aboard a semi-submersible vessel when a drag block fell 4 to 5 feet onto his neck. He sustained significant injuries to his neck and required a single level cervical discectomy and fusion. We filed a Jones Act law suit in federal court on his behalf. The Judge agreed… Read More
Maryland Passes Motorcyclist Anti-Profiling Law
Frank Lamothe Richard Martin are avid motorcycle riders and they understand motorcycle dynamics, physics and motorcycle law. LLF supports several motorcycle safety organizations including Road Guardian, Accident Scene Management, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, ABATE of Louisiana, Inc., and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. Here’s a recent article from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, “Maryland Becomes Second State to… Read More
Admiralty Law Firm of the Year in Louisiana
Lamothe Law Firm is so pleased to have been chosen the winner of the 2016 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award for Admiralty Law Firm of the Year in Louisiana. The awards commemorate those who have been successful over the past 12 months and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service. The… Read More
Nation’s Top One Percent Honor
NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate. Frank Lamothe has been selected to the 2016 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent… Read More
Using Ruiz v Shell Oil Company in a Jones Act Case
Attorney Richard Martin recently published another maritime article for attorneys in the Louisiana Association for Justice’s May edition of Louisiana Advocate. Both Frank Lamothe and Mr. Martin are considered some of the best admiralty and maritime lawyers in Louisiana and are extremely skilled trial lawyers. Here’s the article: Using Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company in… Read More
