In Mays v. Chevron Pipe Line Co., the U.S. Fifth Circuit upheld a $3 million verdict to the wife and estate of a deceased employee of a subcontractor working on a platform in Louisiana territorial waters. The jury found that the employee’s death was attributed to...
Winning Is In Our DNA
Winning Is In Our DNA
Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act
COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE FOR WRITTEN-OFF LHWCA MEDICAL EXPENSES
The primary issue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Deperrodil v. Bozovic Marine Inc., No. 16-30009, 5th Cir., Nov. 17, 2017 was whether the collateral source rule allows plaintiff to recover the unpaid, written-off portion of his billed...
LIABILITY UNDER A VESSEL’S ACTIVE CONTROL DUTY
In Kitchens v. Solt Tankers B.V., the plaintiff suit against the defendant alleging claims under § 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act (LHWCA). The plaintiff alleged that he was injured while he descended the defendant’s vessel’s stairs. The...
