HEADLINES
John Houghtaling and Chef Scott Boswell of Stella! appeared on WVUE on August 20 to promote a September 14 barrier island fundraising dinner featuring world-renowned chefs Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and Jerome Bocuse. Proceeds will go to the Barrier Island Reclamation and Development Society and the Bocuse D'Or Foundation.
GHW is pursuing a case against Baja, Inc. alleging that leaking gasoline from a Mini Bike it manufactures caused a fire which resulted in severe burn injuries to a young child.
Gauthier, Houghtaling and Williams made possible the shipment of nine endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to a new home at Sea World in Orlando.
The National Bar Association and IMPACT named James Williams, a partner and head of litigation in Gauthier Houghtaling and Williams one of the Nation's Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.
Attorney Brian Houghtaling took his boat into the Gulf waters on April 29 to survey the growing oil slick.

Railroad worker gets $1.3 million under FELA

ShareThis
Publisher: The National Law Journal
Published On: 2/9/2004

A SWITCHMAN-TRAINEE who sustained neck and back injuries when the locomotive in which he was riding in struck another locomotive was awarded $1,507,000 in damages by a Louisiana judge on Jan. 7, reduced to $1,280,050 for his percentage of fault.

Brandon Williams, 25, sued the city of New Orleans under the Federal Iimploycr's Liability Act, claiming that the conductor and engineer had fallen asleep while operating the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad locomotive.

Williams claimed his neck and back injuries and a cervical fusion resulled in 10% whole-body impairment and forced him to quit his job.

The parties stipulated that Williams was 15% at fault because he should have maintained a proper lookout. Williams v. City oJ New Orleans, 2000-11384 (Orleans Parish, La., Dist. Ct.).

PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEYS: Art Sadin, Provost & Umphrey Law Firm, Friendswood, Texas; James Dugan, Gauthier, Downing, LaBarre, Dean & Sdzer, Metairie, La.; James Williams, Houghtaiing & Williams, Metairie

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS: Lawrence Ernst and Greg LaCour, Christovich 8r Kearney, New Orleans