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Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule in Personal Injury Cases

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5/8/19), the Court held the collateral source rule inapplicable to medical expenses charged above the amount actually paid by a workers’ compensation insurer pursuant to the workers’ compensation medical fee schedule. 2016), a decision that was “legally indistinguishable,” albeit only persuasive and non-binding. 2018-CC-0735 (La.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

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Maintaining that the plaintiff qualified as a seaman under controlling Fifth Circuit precedent but questioning that precedent in light of Supreme Court case law, the panel urged the Fifth Circuit to review the case en banc. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. 1349(b)(1).

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Forum Shopping Curtailed: Venue Limited to Parish Where Drilling Rig Was Lost

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XTO”), Alliance Drilling Consultants, LLC (“Alliance”), Clifton Pritchard, and Alliance’s insurer, James River Insurance Company (“James River”), for damages resulting from the loss of D&D’s drilling rig. 2d 12, 18-19 (La. However, the Third Circuit explained that Article 76.1

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

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2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No.

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Derivatives: Non-Cleared Swaps Variation Margin Update – Limited Relaxed Enforcement by the CFTC, Prudential Regulators and European Supervisory Authorities

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CFTC Time-Limited No-Action Relief The CFTC’s final margin rules for non-cleared swaps were published in January 2016, and require swap dealers to collect and post variation margin with each counterparty that is a swap dealer, major swap participant or financial end user. [3] 6, 2016). [4] 6, 2016). [4] 4] CFTC Letter No.