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June 4
2020

Kenneth G. Engerrand, Fourth Edition Casebook Update

Kenneth G. Engerrand published the Fourth Edition of his casebook, CASES AND MATERIALS, ADMIRALTY ENVIRONMENTAL AND INSURANCE CLAIMS  

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June 1
2020

June 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update

June 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 253) Notes from your Updater: We have seen the Federal Officer Removal Statute in a number of contexts, including removal of asbestos-exposure cases by shipyards (February and March 2020 and July 2019 Updates), removal of … Read full post…

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May 15
2020

Brown Sims wins defense verdict in $3M breach of contract case when jury finds unanimously for its client.

Miles Klaff and Darah Eckert of our Houston office secured a complete defense verdict on January 23, 2020 in a breach of contract lawsuit filed in Galveston County, Texas. After a thirteen-day trial the jury exonerated the firm’s boat dealership … Read full post…

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May 4
2020

May 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update

May 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 252) Notes from your Updater: Effective April 6, 2020, the administration of the Longshore Program of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs was consolidated into three compensation districts, Eastern, Southern, and Western with sub-offices in … Read full post…

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April 1
2020

April 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update

April 2020 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 251) Notes from your Updater: On March 6, 2020, the Fourth Circuit issued its decision in Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP, P.L.C. (No. 19-1644). The suit was brought by the Mayor and … Read full post…

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