Representative Cases

We aim to provide practical legal solutions to help out clients achieve their goals while maintaining a high level of professionalism and communication. We value building long-term relationships with our clients, and we prioritize understanding our clients' unique needs and concerns. We have extensive experience in our areas of practice and we are committed to providing high-quality legal representation.

Maritime

The following is a small sampling of cases handled by our attorneys:

  • Representation of owner of jack up barge following capsizing
  • Representation of vessel owner following mid-river collision between two ocean-going vessels
  • Representation of owner of inland tug following capsizing
  • Representation of vessel owner following damage to dock
  • Representation of pipeline company following damage to pipeline from vessel’s anchor
  • Representation of owner of 4-Point vessel following damage to and rupture of pipeline
  • Drafting of contract for the building of 400+ foot multipurpose construction vessel
  • Defense of diving company with rare finding that commercial diver was not a seaman
  • Representation of plaintiff in breach of contract involving salvage of sunken platform from Gulf of Mexico
  • Representation of ship owner in defense of claims by cargo crew for damaged steel
  • Representation of ship owner in defense of claims by cargo owner of contaminated cargo
  • Representation of ship’s pilot following injury by stevedore
  • Representation of vessel owner in engine damage claim
  • Representation of owners, operators and charterers of vessels, rigs and platforms in defense of claims for personal injuries and death resulting from, among other causes, explosions, gas leaks, fires, slip-and-falls and personal basket injuries
  • Representation of entity against constitutional infringement of participating in chosen vocation. Won nationally recognized precedent against the State of Louisiana. Affirmed by U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. St. Joseph Abbey v. Castille, 700 F.3d 154 (5th. Cir., 2012), 712 F.3d 215 (5th. Cir., 2013), Cert Denied (U.S. S. Ct).

Commercial Litigation

The following is a small sampling of cases handled by our attorneys:

  • Defense of class-action case following an explosion of a fertilizer plant
  • Representation of property insurers in subrogation claim in excess of $20 million
  • Representation of pipeline company successfully defeating injunction by judiciously establishing for the first time that a loss from a water drive gas reservoir can be quantified
  • Representation of Japanese trading company in defense of securities claim
  • Representation of corporate plaintiff for breach of fiduciary duty claim resulting in $3 million judgment
  • Representation of corporate officer against insurer under Director and Officers Liability Policy
  • Representation of corporate officer in defense of claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and embezzlement
  • Representation of former company owner for claim under a deferred compensation agreement
  • Representation of joint venture partner against a bank for breach of fiduciary duty
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