Jed Cain is an accomplished trial lawyer and partner at HKGC. He practices out of the firm's Natchitoches satellite office. He focuses on defective products, maritime negligence, trucking accidents, and electrocution cases.
Regardless of the type of job, offshore workers generally face greater risks of injury and even death than those in other industries. Unsafe working conditions, and defects in design or manufacturing can make a vessel dangerous, leading to accidents at sea. Knowing your legal options…
In 2025, the Gulf of Mexico will be open to wind lease sales, and wind farms could be operational as early as 2028. Wind farms are most likely to be developed off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, creating anywhere from 7,300 to 14,700 offshore…
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is facing scrutiny after cadets say they were afraid to speak out after fellow crew members sexually assaulted or harassed them.
It might be tempting to hire someone to make hurricane repairs solely based on an attractive price, but going with the cheapest, quickest option could cause regret down the road.
A leak in the 42-year-old pipeline has spilled 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel near a St. Bernard Parish levee east of New Orleans, contaminating the water in two artificial or “borrow” ponds and killing thousands of animals.
Louisiana residents who voluntarily evacuated to escape Hurricane Ida’s wrath are still waiting for a decision on whether they will receive compensation for out-of-town expenses like food and hotels.
Oil and gas production has always been a vital industry in the Gulf of Mexico – and Louisiana’s workers are the ones who risk their lives to keep it going. Working on big rigs in the middle of the Gulf is fraught with occupational hazards,…
A brief pause of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Sea Year training program ended late last month after the U.S. Dept of Transportation and Maritime Administration released a slew of updated sexual abuse policies.
In February, Beauregard Parish teenager Zalee Day-Smith tragically died in an oil tank explosion. Since then, the 14-year-old’s family has fought for stricter laws, and state regulators are implementing new rules for oil field tank batteries.
Louisiana colleges and universities are now held to a higher standard for reporting sexual misconduct. Senate Bill 230 was approved by the state legislature and signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards earlier this year.
