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September 2012 Longshore Update
September 2012Notes From Your Updater - On August 14, 2012, in the pending merits case of Lozman v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court directed the parties, and invited the...
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October 2012 Longshore Update
October 2012Notes From Your Updater - United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen’s Association announced, on September 20, 2012, that the parties had agreed to extend the collective...
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November 2012Notes From Your Updater- On the first Monday of October, the United States Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari in the case of Icicle Seafoods, Inc. V. Clausen, Docket No. 11-1475...
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December 2012 Longshore Update
December 2012Notes From Your Updater - On November 19, 2012, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Petition for Rehearing En Banc in the case of New Orleans Depot Services, Inc. v. Director,...
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January 2013 Longshore Update
January 2013 HAPPY NEW YEAR!Notes From Your Updater - It is with great honor and affection that I digress for a brief moment to...
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April 2014 Longshore Update
April 2014Notes From Your Updater -Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd. and the Longshore Claims Association have partnered with the National Association of Waterfront Employers, the Northwest...
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May 2014 Longshore Update
May 2014Notes From Your Updater -Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd. and the Longshore Claims Association have partnered with the National Association of Waterfront Employers, the Northwest...
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June 2014 Longshore Update
June 2014Personal Note From Your Updater - As my long-suffering readers know I enjoy preparing this free monthly Update as much as I enjoy my job. There is something that I enjoy even more -- my...
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July 2014 Longshore Update
July 2014Personal Note From Your Updater - As many of you already know, my first and only granddaughter, Katelyn Spoerl, was diagnosed on March 27, 2014 with stage III Hepatoblastoma (pediatric liver...
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August 2014 Longshore Update
August 2014Personal Note From Your Updater - Your generosity and prayers have worked wonders! As many of you already know, my first and only granddaughter, Katelyn Spoerl, was diagnosed on March 27,...
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September 2014 Longshore Update
September 2014Notes From Your Updater - On July 29, 2014, the House of Representatives passed, and sent over to the Senate, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2014 (HR...
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October 2014 Longshore Update
October 2014Notes From Your Updater - The U.S. Department of Labor has closed its Baltimore district office, effective September 30, 2014. The former Fourth Compensation District will be consolidated...
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November 2014 Longshore Update
November 2014Notes From Your Updater - On October 14, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of Naquin v. Elevating Boats, LLC, Docket No. 14-28 [see February 2012,...
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December 2014 Longshore Update
December 2014Personal Note From Your Updater - As many of you already know, my first and only granddaughter, Katelyn Spoerl, was diagnosed on March 27, 2014 with stage III Hepatoblastoma (pediatric...
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January 2015 Longshore Update
January 2015 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Notes From Your Updater - On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of BP...
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A Longshore Guru And Founding Father of Signal Passes Away
It is with great sadness I report the unexpected passing of John Chamberlain at the age of 74. A founding father of Signal Mutual, John began work for Charles Taylor in 1969; moving to the United...
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February 2015 Longshore Update
February 2015Notes From Your Updater - Despite a short but vigorous dissent, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 7-6 to deny a petition by BP Exploration & Production for rehearing...
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March 2015 Longshore Update
March 2015Notes From Your Updater - District Director Charles D. Lee has announced his retirement, which will occur on March 7, 2015. Mr. Lee is the longshore District Director responsible for...
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April 2015 Longshore Update
April 2015Notes From Your Updater-Signal/LCA/NAWE/NWLAA/SCA are all co-sponsoring the Signal/LCA Maritime Conference 2015, to run from Monday, May 18, 2015 to Wednesday, May 20, 2015, for a conference...
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May 2015 Longshore Update
May 2015 Notes From Your Updater-Signal/LCA/NAWE/NWLAA/SCA are all co-sponsoring the Signal/LCA Maritime Conference 2015, to run from Monday, May 18, 2015 to Wednesday, May 20, 2015, for a...
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