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Federal District Court Finds M/V Maersk Idaho Not Liable for Drowning Death of Texas Police Chief in “Excessive Wake” Case

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The Reeds safely navigated the Maersk Idaho ’s starboard wake field, but Mr. Reed fell overboard and ultimately drowned when their boat struck the Maersk Idaho ’s port wake field. 1] Mr. Reed’s widow, Jana, named both Maersk and the Maersk Idaho in her suit, which alleged that the vessel violated 33 C.F.R. While 33 C.F.R.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

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On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C.

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Authority of Tax Commission to Correct Pipeline Property Tax Assessments

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In Enerfin Field Services v. Privacy Policy : By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry. Vernon Parish Board of Review , No. 22-740 (La. Vernon Parish Board of Review , No. 22-740 (La.

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MADE IN AMERICA: U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Substation and Support Vessels Start to Set Sail for Federal Waters

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still has no Jones Act compliant Feeder Support Vessels (“FSVs”) or Field Development Vessels (“FDVs”). On May 25, 2023, the Nation’s first U.S.-built The Kansas-engineered substation was designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd., the largest U.S. the largest U.S. 1331 et seq. back in 2021. documented under U.S. To date, the U.S.

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Louisiana Enacts New Laws Requiring Accommodations for Pregnant Employees and Restricting the Use of Criminal History in Hiring Decisions

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393 of the 2021 Regular Session , Louisiana’s nondiscrimination law protecting “pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions” in employment (La. 23:341–42), was amended to include a requirement that employers provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees. The new definitions section codified at La. Modifying work schedules.

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Fifth Circuit Applies U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision to End Long-Standing WOTUS Dispute

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As detailed in our prior Sackett blog article , CWA jurisdictional decisions have been plagued by administrative rulings, guidance, and court opinions that attempted to implement the plurality opinion in the Supreme Court’s 2006 Rapanos v. In Lewis v. United States , Case No. United States , Case No. water[s] of the United States, (i.e.,

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Supreme Court Punts on Important Arbitrability Question

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The Supreme Court’s rare dismissal of a previously granted cert petition means that the justices have declined to reconsider the Fifth Circuit’s decision refusing to send the underlying dispute to arbitration. This is now the second time this case has been before the Supreme Court on issues of arbitrability.

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