On July 16, 2016, the M/V Charleston was traveling upriver on the Kanawha River near St. Albans, West Virginia when an approaching 30-foot pleasure craft, traveling at a high rate of speed, made a sudden and unforeseen course change, steering directly into the bow of the M/V Charleston’s tow. The pleasure craft collided with one […]
Following an alleged incident, the injured Jones Act seaman approached his employer requesting monies in addition to the daily maintenance rate he was receiving as a matter of right. His employer agreed and the parties entered a post-incident wage advance agreement. Like many agreements of this type, the wage advance agreement contained a forum selection […]
Super Lawyers has again recognized seven SMBP Law attorneys for 2017: Lawrence E. Barbiere (2009-2011, 2013, 2016-2017) Katherine L. Barbiere – Rising Star (2017) Brian E. Hurley (2004-2017) John W. Hust (2009-2017) John M. Milligan – Rising Star (2015-2017) Todd M. Powers (2013-2017) Megan Ahrens Sullivan – Rising Star (2009, 2012, 2014-2017) Super Lawyers is […]
SMB&P has been rated a Cincinnati Metro area “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report in the areas of Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, and Medical Malpractice. The Tier 2 ranking is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in […]
A favorable settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a 51-year old father of three, who was killed while idling in stopped construction on southbound I-71. On April 28, 2015, the deceased was traveling southbound in Warren County when the vehicle he was driving was rear-ended by a semi-tractor trailer […]
Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Atlantic Sounding v. Townsend, 557 U.S. 404 (2009), there has been a trend in the maritime plaintiff’s bar to include claims for spousal loss of consortium in Jones Act cases. Fortunately, a consensus has begun to develop among the Circuit prohibiting these claims as impermissible non-pecuniary relief. […]
Seven SMBP Law attorneys were recognized as 2016 Super Lawyers: Lawrence E. Barbiere (2009-2011, 2013, 2016) Brian E. Hurley (2004-2016) John W. Hust (2009-2016) John M. Milligan – Rising Star (2015-2016) Todd M. Powers (2013-2016) Scott A. Sollmann – Rising Star (2012-2016) Megan Ahrens Sullivan – Rising Star (2009, 2012, 2014-2016) Super Lawyers is a […]
