Legal Updates

Deployed military members charged $500 or more for 6 month auto insurance policy than civilians

February 12, 2020

Insurance companies are charging members of the military more for car insurance than civilians.  To read more follow this link: https://www.investigatetv.com/patriot-penalty/ Read More

Update on Commercial and Passenger Vessel Safety Hearings

January 20, 2020

In November 2019, Paul Sterbcow testified in front of Congress recommending changes to the laws that apply to commercial and passenger vessel safety.  For an update on the U.S. House of Representatives' Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Coast Guard and Maritime… Read More

Attorneys Jessica Ibert and Ian Taylor Selected for 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars

January 6, 2020

Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC is pleased to announce that Jessica Ibert and Ian Taylor have been selected as 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the practice area of Transportation/Maritime. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multi-phase selection… Read More

Attorney Paul Sterbcow published in the Loyola University New Orleans Maritime Law Journal

December 27, 2019

To read Paul Sterbcow's article titled, "Maritime Rights and Remedies Revisited," please click below: MARITIME RIGHTS AND REMEDIES REVISITED (1) Read More

Attorney Paul Sterbcow Testifies in Front of Congress: Maritime Safety Laws

November 26, 2019

On November 14, 2019, attorney Paul Sterbcow testified in front of Congress and recommended changes in existing law to ensure that our country’s maritime laws protect people. Read More

Maintenance & Cure – Know Your Rights as a Seaman!

August 16, 2017

If you are a seaman who has suffered any type of personal injury while in service of a vessel, you are entitled to a unique form of compensation called maintenance and cure. Courts in the United States have enforced a… Read More

BEWARE: What You Post on Facebook and Other Social Media Sites May Be Discoverable in Your Lawsuit

June 29, 2017

Courts have held that information that a personal injury plaintiff posts on their Facebook page and other social media sites, even if posted privately to friends, may be discoverable in your lawsuit if the opposing party requests it. However, the… Read More

BP Challenges ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling in Oil Spill

October 3, 2014

BP has asked a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that the company acted recklessly leading up to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The British oil company faces as much as $18 billion in fines. In a motion… Read More

BP’s New Motion Seems to be Primarily a PR/Intimidation Scheme

July 16, 2014

BP’s New Motion Seems to be Primarily a PR/Intimidation Scheme. As you may have heard, BP filed a new motion today with the District Court to ask for the return of alleged “over-payments” to Oil Spill victims that BP agreed… Read More

Latest BP Oil Spill News & Press

March 24, 2014

03-04-14 BP must live with $9.2 billion oil spill deal, court says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-04/bp-must-live-with-oil-spill-settlement-terms-court-rules-1-.html 03-03-14 In BP Oil Disaster, appeals court rules claimants need not prove direct harm http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/03/appeals_court_rules_claimants.html 02-26-14 Judge denies BP’s request to delay seafood claims payments http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/judge_denies_bps_request_to_de.html 01-10-14 Multibillion-dollar BP oil… Read More