Clint A. Coffey filed a lawsuit on December 1 against Marquette Transportation, citing violations of the Jones Act and negligence in maintaining safe working conditions. The Jones Act is set of maritime laws enacted in 1920
December 22, 2015
Woman Sues Aerospace Company Over Husband’s Death, Claims Negli-gence
A pilot’s wife has accused several companies of performing faulty maintenance on the helicopter her husband was flying when it suffered catastrophic engine failure, which led to his death. Colleen Hicks, of Oklahoma,...
December 15, 2015
Bicycling Teen Killed By Speeding Motorist
A Gonzales man is being charged with negligent homicide over the death of a Baton Rouge high school freshman last Wednesday. On December 9, Brennan Rube, 14 years old of Prairieville, was bicycling on LA-73 when he was...
December 8, 2015
Two Motorcyclists Pronounced Dead After Collision with 18-Wheeler
A three-vehicle crash in Delcambre resulted the death of an uncle and nephew from Abbeville, according to police reports. On November 26, 2015, Jones Mitchell and Gerald Mitchell were traveling west on Suzuki motorcycles on...
A tugboat captain has sued a fellow tug company as a result of an injury sustained while on the water, according to the filed complaint Troy Matthiews, a tugboat captain for Bayou Vista, and Tracey, his wife, have filed suit