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February 29
2024

March 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update

March 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 298) Notes from your Updater: On January 25, 2024, Judge Wu of the United States District Court for the Central District of California approved a settlement of the class action brought by dock workers at … Read full post…

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February 1
2024

February 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update

February 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 297) Notes from your Updater: On December 14, 2023, the IRS announced an increase in the rate for business mileage, beginning on January 1, 2024, to 67 cents per mile, up 1.5 cents. The rate … Read full post…

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January 4
2024

January 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update

January 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 296) Notes from your Updater: On November 22, 2023, the California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, affirmed the decision of the judge of the Superior Court of Marin County, California, declining to issue a … Read full post…

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December 19
2023

Brown Sims Attorneys selected to the 2024 Louisiana Rising Stars list

Brown Sims is pleased to announce Taylor Lambert, John Elmer and Stephanie Veech’s selection to the Super Lawyers 2024 Louisiana Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the … Read full post…

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December 1
2023

December 2023 Longshore/Maritime Update

December 2023 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 295) Notes from your Updater: The Department of Labor has announced the National Average Weekly Wage that is applicable for the 12-month period beginning October 1, 2023.  The National Average Weekly Wage is $963.29. Consequently, the … Read full post…

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