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Sep
5
2023
DOD, GSA, and NASA Propose to Require Agencies to Procure Sustainable Products and Services to the Maximum Extent Practicable Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
18
2024
GAO Examines DOD Efforts to Address PFAS Contamination at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
26
2020
SAB to Review EPA Research on Large Scale Disinfection of COVID-19 Virus Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Aug
24
2016
U.S. Army ERDC Conducting Survey to Inform Risk Management Tool for Developing Nano-Enabled Products and Nanomaterials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
2
2017
U.S. Air Force Announces $55 Million For Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Production Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
16
2018
GAO Issues Technology Assessment on How to Make Processes and Products More Sustainable Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
26
2020
Maritime Regulatory Update — Coronavirus Jones Walker LLP
Oct
20
2020
Not Always a Breeze: Considerations in Contracting for Offshore Wind Projects Jones Walker LLP
Feb
4
2021
Mask Order on Certain Modes of Domestic Travel — US Coast Guard To Implement Public Health Measures at Sea Ports and Will Enforce CDC Guidelines Jones Walker LLP
Jun
2
2022
Central Boat Rentals, Inc. v. M/V Nor Goliath — The Fifth Circuit Defines What's Necessary for a "Necessary" Jones Walker LLP
Mar
29
2019
Supreme Court Redefines Scope of Asbestos Manufacturer’s Liability under General Maritime Law Jones Walker LLP
Jul
31
2019
Louisiana’s Third Circuit Expansively Interprets Vessel Status, Potentially Opening Door for More Jones Act Seamen Jones Walker LLP
Mar
26
2020
En Banc Fifth Circuit: Shipyard Entitled to Remove Asbestos Case Under Federal Officer Removal Statute Jones Walker LLP
Apr
1
2020
SCOTUS Determines that Plain Language of a Safe Berth Clause Imposes Liability on Charterer to Warrant the Ship’s Safety Jones Walker LLP
Apr
6
2021
Biden Administration Outlines Path Forward in Ambitious Offshore Wind Push Jones Walker LLP
May
11
2021
Much Ado About Something: New Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order Not as Impactful as It May Appear, or Is It? Jones Walker LLP
Mar
26
2020
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. Axon Pressure Products: The Fifth Circuit Grapples with Indemnities in Offshore Maritime Contracts Jones Walker LLP
Jun
9
2022
Federal Contractor Compliance Certification Deadline Looms Jones Walker LLP
Jan
23
2023
You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Congress Amends the Limitation of Liability Act to Remove Small Passenger Vessels from Its Protection Jones Walker LLP
Mar
4
2024
EPA Launches Clean Ports Initiative with Two Competitive Grant Programs Jones Walker LLP
Jul
30
2020
Fifth Circuit Clarifies the Scope of "Necessaries" Under Federal Maritime Lien Statute Jones Walker LLP
Mar
9
2017
Revisiting (Again) the Availability of Punitive Damages to Jones Act Seamen Against Third-Party Non-Employers in Eastern District of Louisiana Jones Walker LLP
May
19
2020
COVID-19-Related Jones Act Suit Filed Jones Walker LLP
Jul
30
2020
Fifth Circuit: Vessel Owner’s Limitation of Liability Action Dismissed for Failure to Provide Proper Notice Jones Walker LLP
Feb
10
2021
Secretary of Defense Issues "Zero-Based Review" of all Department of Defense Advisory Committees Jones Walker LLP
Sep
1
2021
Hurricanes and Act of God Defenses Jones Walker LLP
Dec
16
2021
Federal Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Government Contractors Jones Walker LLP
Mar
21
2024
BOEM Announces Second GOM Offshore Wind Auction Jones Walker LLP
Dec
12
2017
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Criminal Charges Brought Against Offshore Contractors Under The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Jones Walker LLP
Jan
30
2019
Supreme Court Update: SCOTUS Grants CERT on Issue of Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness and Denies CERT on Maritime Contract Test Jones Walker LLP
Oct
12
2017
Indemnity and Insurance Claims Do Not Always Rise and Fall Together Jones Walker LLP
Dec
12
2017
Fifth Circuit Allows Maritime Tort Indemnification in the Oceangoing Cargo Transportation Industry Jones Walker LLP
Mar
23
2021
Fifth Circuit Applies Contributory Negligence to Seaman Injured While Following General Order Jones Walker LLP
Aug
8
2022
A Robins Dry Dock Refresher Jones Walker LLP
Dec
12
2017
Eleventh Circuit Affirms District Court’s Denial of Maritime Lien Claim to Physical Supplier in First OW Bunker Case Decided by Court of Appeals in United States Jones Walker LLP
 

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