Firm News

Doyle Dennis Avery LLP has filed an offshore injury case under general maritime and admiralty law against Rowan Companies, Inc., Rowan Drilling, and Rowan Drilling (UK) Limited. The suit alleges that Rowan was negligent under general maritime law and that the drilling vessel Rowan Gorilla VII was unseaworthiness. Under general maritime law, an offshore drilling operator is required to […]

Source: The Washington Post MANILA — When a Chinese trawler rammed a Philippine fishing boat in the South China Sea last month — forcing 22 fishermen to abandon their stricken vessel — officials in Manila were quick with condemnations. “Cowardly,” the Philippines’ defense secretary said. Military commanders followed suit, telling reporters it was time for President […]

Source Benjamin Grice suffered severe burns after an oil pump exploded at the refinery where he worked. He and his wife brought suit against the refinery’s two parent corporations, CVR Energy and CVR Refining, alleging the parent companies assumed responsibility for workplace safety at the oil refinery by entering into a services agreement for the benefit of Grice’s employer, […]