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Catastrophic Personal Injury

Catastrophic Personal Injury

The firm brings the experience and aggressive drive from its environmental and commercial litigation practices to the service of individual clients in its catastrophic personal injury practice, as well. The firm has successfully litigated on behalf of its clients for injuries arising from offshore oil field activities, and from injuries arising in the products liability area.

Representative Cases:

Bazor v. Grasso Production Management, Inc., et al.

By JSH&G on October 6, 2006

On October 6, 2006, the firm filed suit on behalf of the children of a maritime electrical worker who died in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico. The suit alleged negligence and products liability causes of action and resulted in a successful settlement for the children.

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De Atley v. Victoria’s Secret Direct, et al.

By JSH&G on June 16, 2004

On September 21, 2001, the firm filed a lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret Direct and other entities on behalf of a successful New Orleans business woman and former media personality who suffered disfiguring burns over one-third of her body when a flannel dress she purchased from Victoria’s Secret burst into flames. The suit alleged that the [...]

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Landry v. Union Oil Company of California, et al.

By JSH&G on June 1, 2004

On April 28, 2003, the firm filed suit on behalf of an offshore oilfield worker who, as a result of an explosion on an oil platform, suffered severe, painful, and extensive third degree burns resulting in permanent disfigurement to a substantial portion of his body, including his face, arms, torso, and legs. The suit alleged [...]

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