Admiralty & Marine

Maritime and energy businesses have always been an important part of the Gulf Coast’s economy and their role is ever more integral, as trade and energy activity levels have increased dramatically over the last few decades. Businesses operating in these industries face unique legal challenges that require experienced maritime and energy counsel.
With offices located throughout Texas and New Orleans, Thompson Coe admiralty and maritime litigation attorneys are well-positioned to handle legal disputes and commercial matters that arise in connection with shipping, logistics, energy and chemical transportation, or other activity in ports or on waterways. The firm represents a diverse client base that ranges from large insurers and small offshore service companies, to self-insured companies and multinational corporations. We regularly represent clients during arbitration and mediation and before state and federal courts throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, as well as providing counseling with respect to contract and insurance issues.
Thompson Coe provides our clients the advantage of decades of experience, established regional resources along the Gulf Coast, and a global industry perspective to handle virtually any offshore energy, maritime and/or insurance matters.
Personal Injury
Including the Jones Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers, maintenance and cure, unseaworthiness, premises liability, occupational exposure, salvage and removal of wreck, environmental and toxic torts
Insurance
Insurance requirements & certificates, first party property claims, coverage disputes, maritime-related insurance matters
Ocean Marine Risks
P&I, hull, marine employer’s liability, contractor’s equipment, builder’s risk, wharfinger and terminal, cargo, and general liability insurance provisions
Brown Water Risks
Claims occurring on rivers, streams and other inland waterways including tugs, barges, collisions, navigational errors, loading and unloading and crew change incidents
Recreational Marine
Including yachts, jet skis, fishing boats, and other recreational craft in the ocean bays, lakes, inland rivers and streams
Defense and Indemnity Disputes
Including LOIA, TOAIA, 33 U.S.C. § 905(c), Insured Contract and Additional Insured exposures in the offshore context
Platform Injuries
Employer Liability for workers on platforms under broad spectrum of schemes Jones Act, Longshore, State Comp and Foreign Voluntary Compensation
Offshore Contract Drafting & Review
Master service agreements, bareboat and time charters, flight service agreements, construction contracts and daywork, footage and turnkey drilling contracts
Offshore Drilling
Blowouts, environmental disasters, rig moving casualties, punch-throughs, and mid-project contract terminations
Vessel Collisions
Claims related to property damage and business losses resulting from a vessel collisions and allisions
Vessel Construction & Repair Litigation
Claims related to defective construction, arbitrations concerning commercial disputes and insurance disputes related to ship building and repair disputes
Disaster Recovery
Property, maritime, business interruption, errors and omissions, and general liability insurance issues
Cargo Claims
Cargo shortage and cargo damage matters