In Jackson v. Chem Carriers, LLC, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the trial courts judgment and held that a renovated barge was not a vessel in navigation and that the plaintiff did not qualify as a seaman because his work duties did not take him to sea.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – The manufacturer of a valve involved in a 2016 explosion at an Exxon refinery in Louisiana will need to mount a stronger defense in lawsuits brought by two burn victims.
Amazon.com is not liable for the injuries suffered by a Louisiana State University graduate student after a laptop battery she purchased using the online marketplace ignited in 2016 and set her bedding on fire, an appeals court ruled.