New Orleans Court Affirms Verdict in Case of Bicyclist Injured in French Quarter

In the recently released decision of Antippas v. Nola Hotel Group, LLC, Docket No. 2017-CA-0798 the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a New Orleans district court’s decision to award $105,000 in damages to a bicyclist injured when a hotel valet opened a car door in front of her in the French Quarter on Burgundy Street. The jury found …

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument On Availability of Punitive Damages Under General Maritime Law – Big Potential Impact on Injured Louisiana Maritime Workers

On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of The Dutra Group v. Batterton. The main question of the case is whether a Jones Act seaman can recover punitive damages in a personal injury suit based on the unseaworthiness of the vessel that he worked on. The New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the …