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Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease by 9% in 2024
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a 9% reduction in workers’ compensation rates for 2024. The decrease will take effect in May 2024.
According to the Louisiana Department of Insurance, workers’ compensation rates have fallen consistently over the past two decades. They have had a cumulative drop of -37% over the last five years,…
Alan Brackett to Moderate 2024 Annual Longshore Conference
Managing Member Alan G. Brackett will once again act as a moderator at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 2024 Annual Longshore Conference being held in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor on March 21 and 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two-day program is for maritime…
United States Supreme Court Enforces Choice-of-Law Provision in Maritime Insurance Contract
On February 21, 2024, the United States Supreme Court made its first ruling in a maritime case in nearly 70 years. The Court unanimously held that choice-of-law provisions in maritime insurance contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law.
Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co. – Background
In Great Lakes Ins. SE v.…
Navigating the Safer Seas Act
The Safer Seas Act (SSA) was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year of 2023 to combat sexual assault and harassment (SASH) aboard vessels in the wake of the Midshipman-X scandal that rocked the maritime industry in September 2021.
The SSA includes significant changes for those in the maritime…
5th Circuit Clarifies Standard of Evidence in Maritime Negligence Claims in Louisiana
Maritime accidents often serve as arenas for legal clarification and refinement, shaping the standards by which negligence and liability are determined on the open waters. A recent case, Marquette Transp. Co. Gulf-Inland, L.L.C. v. Navigation Mar. Bulgare JSC, provided an opportunity for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit and clarify the standard of…
Settling Workers’ Compensation Claims When a Worker Can’t Return to Work
Managing Member Alan G. Brackett and Associate Ava M. Wolf are co-authors of an “Attorney Analysis” workers’ compensation column for Reuters Legal News and Westlaw Today. Their most recent article, “Show Me the Money: Settling Workers’ Compensation Claims When a Worker Can’t Return to Work,” was published on February 15, 2024. In the article, they…
MBLB Celebrates Mardi Gras and the Lunar New Year
Everywhere else, it was just Tuesday! But for Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, it was another party, actually a double-occasion party, where we celebrated the colliding holidays of Mardi Gras and the Lunar New Year.
This year, the Lunar New Year falls on Saturday, February 10th. This day is known to New Orleanians as…
Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule on Adjusted Penalties Under 2024 Inflation Adjustment Act
The Department of Labor published a final rule on January 11, 2024 adjusting penalties under the Inflation Adjustment Act for 2024. Annual adjustments to penalties assessed by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §901, et seq., are as follows:
Section 14(g) of the Act,…
Ringleader and Slammer in Commercial Trucking Accident Stagings Arrested for Violent Crime While Awaiting Sentencing
Only last week, we provided updates on the South Louisiana Commercial Trucking Accident Staging prosecutions out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Recently, one of the main players awaiting sentencing under “Operation Sideswipe” was arrested by local law enforcement for a violent crime.
The Recent Arrest
Damian Labeaud, who was…