New Orleans, LA

Wilson Elser is the preeminent defense litigation firm in the United States. At any given time, our more than 1,000 attorneys are engaged in some 100,000 defense and coverage matters, with many defending clients in various local, state and federal courts. Indeed, over more than four decades, our litigation, coverage and trial lawyers have gained a reputation for taking on and prevailing in the most challenging and technical cases, frequently “parachuting in” to assume unresolved matters from other law firms. Our success also derives from winning on our clients’ terms and rigorously adhering to their guidelines. We are ranked 105 in the AmLaw 200 and 57th in the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500.

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Knock-for-knock provisions and maritime law

Legal Regimes Covering Maritime Employee Status

International Law Office Publishes Harowski on Jones Act and Offshore Wind Farms

Workers’ Compensation Liability & COVID-19: A Comparative Law Review

Fifth Circuit Confirms Dorion Test for Maritime Contracts

Supreme Court precludes punitive damages for unseaworthiness claims

Supreme Court to decide availability of punitive damages for seafarer's unseaworthiness claim

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