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New Orleans marine worker drowns in a canal. Will a lawsuit related to this accident be covered under the Jones Act?

The Jones Act is a broad law that regulates all kinds of maritime commerce. Cities that have large ports and workers who labor in the maritime industry often end up litigating many issues that are related to the Jones Act in some way. The law…
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Why are toxic materials a source of concern in New Orleans?

Concerns about hazardous materials in the workplace started to gain notoriety around the time asbestos litigation received national attention due to multiple cases of cancer that were tied to the substance. Unfortunately, this was not the only…