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Biographies of the N.J. Superior Court Judges
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Navigating the Post-Townsend World
The U.S. Supreme Court's June 25, 2009, decision in Atlantic Sounding Co. Inc., et al. v. Townsend leaves uncertainty in its wake for those left to navigate the once-familiar waters of maritime damages. Townsend casts a large shadow over a line of case law within the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that disallowed punitive damages and other nonpecuniary remedies in seamen's cases. This article will address the effect of Townsend on maintenance-and-cure claims, suggest how lawyers can help maritime employers improve their handling of such claims and examine the potential expansion of punitive damages to other general maritime law claims.
High Court: Duty to Indemnify Not Dependent on Duty to Defend
In the world of insurance law, it stands to reason that if there is no duty for an insurance company to defend an insured, there is probably no duty to indemnify the insured. But that's not so, according to a recent Texas Supreme Court decision. Robert Gilbreath (pictured) represents a construction company that sued its insurance carrier.Attorney Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2(a)
Notice to the bar.Golfer shot on dare wins award against teenager
a 54-year-old man who was wounded when he was shot while golfing was awarded $540,740 in damages against the teenage shooter and his parents. Walter Baudier was shot in the hip by Patrick Cheron, 17, who pleaded guilty to the crime, which he admitted to doing on a dare for $25. Baudier, who suffers from permanent sporadic hip pain, sued Cheron, his parents and the two other teenage boys involved in the incident, claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress and conspiracy. One of the other teenage bVerdictSearch: Oil Drilling Company Not to Blame for Boating Accident Injuries
A federal court jury in Houston has found that an oil drilling company wasn't to blame for a boating accident that injured two brothers. The defendant argued that the brothers never located a pipe that the fishermen claimed to have hit and couldn't prove that the company owned, maintained, placed or controlled the object they hit.
As Katrina work dries up, firms scrambling
As the mass of litigation spawned by Katrina begins to wind down and as the statute of limitations for filing suits expires and many cases reach settlement, law firms in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana and Mississippi are feeling the slowdown.As Katrina Work Dries Up, Firms Scrambling
Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson recently sent an unusual e-mail to fellow New Orleans lawyers, asking them if they had jobs for two of their associates. Because litigation stemming from Hurricane Katrina was coming to a close, it no longer needed the associates, the law firm said.TRENDING STORIES
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