New Orleans Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

A federal appeals court voided a new rule that increased limits on the amount of hours truck drivers could drive in a week. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration increased the maximum driving hours for truck drivers to 77 hours from 60 over 7 days, and 88 hours from 70 over 8 days, in 2005.The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that there was not...

The massive pet food recall by Menu Foods has left at least 16 pets dead and many dog and cat owners worried for their own pets. Some pet owners that have lost a pet that ate the recalled food have brought lawsuits against the company. The recall involves over 90 brands of pet food, including well known brands Iams and Eukanuba. The recalled dog and cat food is the canned and foil packet...

Stockton and Tweed over at How To Law School have quite a humorous post labled "an introductory guide for the young practitioner." The post offers suggestions for admiralty lawyers on topics such as Addressing the Court, Entering the Courtroom and Special Admiralty Terms of Art.An excerpt from their hypothetical court proceeding:Judge: Gentlemen; is there any further evidentiary issue to report...

Mr. Young graduated cum laude from Tulane Law School in 1993. He is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Texas, and he is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Louisiana Association of Trial Lawyers, including the Admiralty Sections of both Associations. Mr. Young has provided talks to lawyers in other states regarding the practice of maritime law. Mr. Young has...

The Young Firm represents individuals who have been injured through the negligence of others. Located in New Orleans, the firm handles cases throughout Louisiana in both Federal and State Courts. The attorneys at the firm are also licensed in Texas which allows us to handle cases in Texas. We have successfully litigated claims in many practice areas including offshore accidents, automobile...

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