Louisiana Direct Action Statute

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The Louisiana Legislature recently made substantial changes to the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, which is codified at Louisiana Revised Statute § 22:1269.

Effective August 1, 2024, and pursuant to Act 275 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, the new law substantially limits the right of an injured person to sue another party’s insurer and…

On August 29, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction involving the issue of whether a vessel’s primary and excess insurers may limit their liabilities to the same extent available to the vessel. See SCF Waxler Marine, L.L.C. v. ARIS T M/V, No. 17-30805…