CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ISSUES GENERAL LICENSE 40
July 13, 2021 On July 12, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 40 authorizing certain transactions involving the exportation or reexportation of liquified petroleum gas to Venezuela. To read the full Client Alert, please click HERE.
FREEHILL WINS SUMMARY JUDGEMENT ON BEHALF OF VESSEL IN PERSONAL INJURY SUIT BROUGHT BY SHIP REPAIRER
Congratulations to Freehill Hogan & Mahar Partner John F. Karpousis and Senior Associate Ryan Byrnes for their successful dismissal of a personal injury suit brought against a vessel owner by a crane operator at a ship repair yard. The case, Marvinney v. AUSTRALIAN SPIRIT, was before Judge Catherine DeDomenico in the New York... Read More
Chambers and Partners again ranks Freehill Hogan & Mahar in the Top Tier for 2021
Freehill Hogan & Mahar has once again been ranked in the top tier in the US for maritime firms in the Chambers US Guide, with four Freehill lawyers, Pete Gutowski, Wayne Meehan, Don Murnane, and Mike Fernandez, being recognized individually. Peter Gutowski was also recognized in the Chambers Global Guide. ... Read More
FREEHILL AGAIN NAMED IN LEGAL 500
The Legal 500 has once again selected Freehill Hogan & Mahar as one of the top tier of US maritime law firms. Peter Gutowski and Wayne Meehan were named as “Leading Lawyers” in the field, Eric Matheson as a “Next Generation Partner” and Associate Will Yost as a “Rising Star.” LEGAL... Read More
FHM Prevails on Jurisdiction
On June 17, 2017, there was a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal in Japanese territorial waters. Following the collision, the estates of seven U.S. Navy sailors and more than forty current and former U.S. Navy sailors filed two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, demanding... Read More
FHM DBA TRIAL VICTORY AFFIRMED ON APPEAL
Congratulations to Freehill Partner John F. Karpousis and Associate Matthew J. Pallay, whose trial victory in the matter of Gatewood v. Fluor was recently affirmed by the Benefits Review Board. At trial, the claimant unsuccessfully alleged that he suffered debilitating contact dermatitis from handling fuel and other materials while working overseas for Fluor. He... Read More
CLIENT ALERT: U.S.C.G. SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON POSSIBLE S.M.S. REGULATION FOR U.S. FLAGGED PASSENGER VESSELS
On Friday, January 15, 2021, the United Stated Coast Guard published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking which seeks public comment on the “feasibility, applicability and nature” of a rule which would require all domestic passenger vessels to create, implement, and maintain a Safety Management System, or “SMS.” A SMS is a set of documented... Read More
CLIENT ALERT: THE U.S. PASSES ADDITIONAL SANCTION PROVISIONS TARGETING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORD STREAM 2 AND TURK STREAM 2 PIPELINES
January 4, 2021 Last week, the United States Senate and House of Representatives voted to override President Trump’s veto and passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for year 2021. Section 1242 of NDAA 2021 contains the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act (PEESCA). PEESCA authorizes the imposition of sanctions against persons/entities involved in specified... Read More
PARTNER JOHN F. KARPOUSIS PRESENTS AT TWO SEPARATE INDUSTRY PANELS
Partner John Karpousis recently presented on November 11, 2020 at the Willis DBA Symposium Webinar “Industry Update, A Discussion of Case Law, Administrative Changes and Ethics”. Mr. Karpousis presented on how to employ successful defense trial techniques in Defense Base Act cases. The webinar was attended by DBA defense practitioners, claims professionals and brokers. Mr.... Read More
FREEHILL’S WINS SUMMARY JUDGEMENT IN SERIOUS ANKLE FRACTURE PREMISES LIABILITY CASE
We are pleased to report a summary judgement win by associate Tanner Honea with supervising partner John Karpousis. The matter concerned the complete fracture of Plaintiff’s ankle suffered while she was a patron at our client, The Copacabana dance club in Manhattan. Pedraza was working on her master’s degree in psychology and vacationing in... Read More