By Grady S. Hurley The supply chain reportedly stalled following the COVID-19 outbreak, creating shortages, price increases and frustration. The recent spotlight on supply chain logistics has focused on ports… Read More
Grady Hurley
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has withdrawn a ruling reversing a lower court and agreed to rehear a maritime case en banc—that is, with the full panel of judges—in… Read More
A Fifth Circuit case awaiting an en banc judgment could make it harder for certain offshore workers working aboard a vessel to claim Jones Act seaman status. “En banc” means… Read More
Robert “Rusty” Barkerding Jr. has joined Harbor Towing & Fleeting LLC, New Orleans, to assist with external affairs. Barkerding brings decades of experience from his employment in the maritime industry… Read More
Papers filed in federal court by lawyers for Bruce Oakley Inc. and Johnston’s Port 33 shed more light on the chain of events that led to two barges traveling down… Read More
On June 24, the Supreme Court resolved a split between two judicial circuits by ruling in The Dutra Group v. Batterton that punitive damages are not available in Jones Act… Read More
