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5th Circuit: Louisiana Statutes, not Admiralty Law, Govern Actions Against River Boat Pilots

As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River was hardly a catastrophe. A jury determined that damages amounted to only $114,000. But the accident did provide an opportunity …

Ill. Supreme Ct. Clarifies Standard to Name Defendants in Malpractice Suits

More than 40 years ago, the Illinois legislature sought to reduce the number of defendants in medical malpractice actions by allowing plaintiffs to name health care providers as respondents for the purposes of discovery and convert them to defendants later …