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Michael Colomb Joins Global Maritime Ministries Board as Vice President
Feb 9, 2024
Dodson Hooks, a premier Louisiana law firm specializing in maritime law, is delighted to announce that Michael Colomb, a prominent attorney within the...
Kenny Hooks and Price Mounger obtained a $13 million dollar Baton Rouge jury verdict
May 19, 2013
Kenny Hooks and Price Mounger obtained a $13 million dollar Baton Rouge jury verdict to widow and children of a deceased construction worker.
Jerry Dodson obtained a $2.5 million dollar settlement
May 16, 2013
Jerry Dodson obtained a $2.5 million dollar settlement for leg injury leading to the wrongful death of an offshore worker from India.
Kenny Hooks obtained a $1+ million dollar award for accounting malpractice settlement
May 10, 2013
Kenny Hooks obtained a $1+ million dollar award for accounting malpractice settlement.
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Documents signed by 18 early U.S. presidents part of $1 million collection donated by Jerry Dodson to LSU law center
Feb 9, 2024
In mid-2017, two LSU officials thought they were going to get a big donation. They ended up getting a lot more than they bargained for.
Baton Rouge attorney Jerry Dodson’s collection of maritime memorabilia, which includes documents signed by 18 of America’s first 19 presidents, now decorates the first-floor lobby of LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center, an exhibit that will be officially dedicated on Friday.
Dodson was finalizin...
From Sea to Shining Sea
Feb 9, 2024
Jerry Dodson (Science, ’64; Law, 66’), an international maritime and personal injury lawyer, has created the LSU Law Center’s first endowed chair in maritime law and donated a maritime art collection, to be displayed in the Law Center’s lobby, valued at more than $1 million. He hopes that his gifts will spark an interest in maritime law, a division of law that he believes is invaluable to the economy of the U.S., specifica...
Product Recalls Highlight Dangers of Defective Goods
Sep 20, 2023
We depend upon many different products every single day. From waking up in the morning to going to sleep at night, many of us interact with things that are designed to make our lives easier. They have become such an integral part of our lives that we rarely think twice about these products, that is, until something goes wrong.
Unfortunately, not all products work they way they are intended to work. There have been countless stories of defective ...
Distracting Driving Remains National Concern
Sep 24, 2023
By now, many of us are familiar with the dangers of distracted driving. We may think we are safe drivers or can multitask while behind the wheel, but taking our eyes off the road even for a split second can have life-long consequences. The number of serious or fatal car accidents caused by distracted drivers is a major concern for federal and state government agencies.
But despite the attention, there are still a large number of distracted dri...
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Dodson Family Endows Professorship in Honor of Yiannopoulous
Feb 9, 2024
“LSU Law never had a better friend,” said Richard J. “Jerry” Dodson, about former LSU Professor A.N. Yiannopoulous. Dodson and...
Dodson & Hooks Endowed Chair in Maritime Law
Feb 9, 2024
The Dodson & Hooks Endowed Chair in Maritime Law was established in 2019 thanks to a gift made by the Dodson & Hooks, APLC law firm....
$13 Million Dollar Jury Verdict to Single Mother of Two; Husband Killed in Bridge Collapse
May 18, 2012
Just before 10 p.m., a 12 member Baton Rouge jury presided over by the Honorable Judge Janice Clark, finally provided closure to the family of Mr. Ulv...
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and The Gulf Coast Restoration Plan
Dec 30, 2014
Transocean owned and operated the Deepwater Horizon, a mobile offshore drilling unit, in the Gulf of Mexico. As the owner, Transocean leased the drill...
Throwing the Baby Out with the Oil Spill: The Battle Between the Federal Government and Those Affected by the Moratorium
Dec 30, 2014
Sometimes the only thing worse than an unplanned disaster is an overreaction meant to be the solution. The events following the BP Oil Spill could be ...
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Dec 30, 2014
On the night of March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez, a supertanker over nine hundred feet in length and charged with carrying crude oil from the end of t...
