About
Ongoing Peer Education & Seminar Presentations:
Co-Chair, 2010 HarrisMartin Louisiana Asbestos Litigation Conference
Important Litigation Involvement:
From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Blackwell defended severa Fortune 500 and organizational clients in state and federal courts in Louisiana related to occupational diseases
Since 1988, Mr. Blackwell has represented instructors and academic help employees in all forms of problems related to their employment
Since 1993, Mr. Blackwell has represented individuals in all kinds of claims related to their employment, consisting of:
claims of discrimination (age, sex and disability)
claims of labor-associated damage
claims of occupational ailment (mesothelioma, lung most cancers, other asbestos-associated most cancers, asbestosis, noise precipitated listening to loss and benzene)
workers compensation claims
Significant Trial Results:
Mr. Blackwell has efficiently tried employment-related cases in Louisiana and Texas. The following represents just a few of the cases that he has tried:
Joseph A. Thomas, et al versus A.P. Green Industries, Inc., et al
No. 2000-3410, Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Claim: Lung cancer related to asbestos publicity
Opposing Party: Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Date: September 7, 2004
Gross Award: $6,000,000
Award amended to $four,250,000 and affirmed. Thomas v. A.P. Green Industries, Inc., No. 2005 CA 1064 (La. App. 4th Cir. 05/31/2006).
Sam P. Burnett, et al as opposed to The Dow Chemical Company
No. 2001-36408, 269th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
Claim: Mesothelioma associated with asbestos publicity
Opposing Party: The Dow Chemical Company
Date: May 30, 2003
Gross Award: $eleven,503,464.92
Alvin A. Hebert, Sr., et ux versus Anco Insulations, Inc., et al
No. 51,810, 18th Judicial District Court, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Claim: Mesothelioma related to asbestos exposure
Opposing Party: The Dow Chemical Company
Date: November 19, 1999
Gross Award: $2,500,000
Timothy J. Mills v. Storer Equipment Company
No. 94-CA-2116, United States District Court,
Western District of Louisiana
Claim: Disability discrimination
Opposing Party: Storer Equipment Company
Date: September 15, 1995
Gross Award: $66,524.seventy five
Myrtle Fullilove as opposed to Beaird Industries, Inc.
No. ninety three-CA-0896, United States District Court
Western District of Louisiana
Claim: Age and intercourse discrimination
Opposing Party: Beaird Industries, Inc.
Date: October 4, 1994
Gross Award: $103,127.85
Significant Settlements:
In addition to these verdicts, Mr. Blackwell s efforts have helped result in large settlements of asbestos and different instances at some stage in his legal profession. Examples of a number of those current settlements encompass:
Over $2.four million for an insulator identified with mesothelioma
Over $1.8 million for the housewife of a heavy equipment operator recognized with mesothelioma
Over $1.seventy five million for a paper mill engineer recognized with mesothelioma
Over $1.6 million for paper mill welder diagnosed with mesothelioma
Over $1.25 million for a chemical plant pipefitter recognized with mesothelioma
Over $900,000 for an oil filed employee identified with mesothelioma
Over $850,000 for the grandson of a refinery worker recognized with mesothelioma
Over $800,000 for the housewife of a chemical plant engineer recognized with mesothelioma
$500,000 for a worker at a racetrack for disability discrimination
Over $250,000 for a petrochemical plant pipefitter recognized with asbestosis
Over $2 hundred,000 for a heavy system operator with asbestosis
Since 2002, the legal professionals at Blackwell & Associates have accumulated over $32.5 million in agreement budget for their clients.
Reported Decisions:
Mr. Blackwell has been worried in severa instances that ended in decisions that had been posted via the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Courts of Appeal, america Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and america District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
These selections, some of which are indexed under, have drastically fashioned the regulation in Louisiana in favor of Mr. Blackwell s customers:
Smart Document Solutions, LLC v. Miller,
No. 07 670-CA (La. App. third Cir. 10/31/2007), 970 So.2nd 49
Graves v. Riverwood International Corp.,
No. 38,842-CA (La. App. second Cir. 08/18/2004), 881 So.second a hundred and forty
Hughes v. Olin Corp.
No. 37,404-CA (La. App. 2d Cir. 10/03/2003), 856 So.2d 222
Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc.,
No. 2001-C-1598 (La. 09/04/2002), 824 So.second 1137
Hebert v. ANCO Insulation, Inc.,
No. 2000CA1929 (La. App. 1st Cir. 07/31/2002), 835 So.2d 483
Warwick Apartments Baton Rouge v. State Through Dept. of Transportation and Development,
633 So.2d 895 (La. App. 1st Cir. 03/11/1994)
Davenport v. Texaco, Inc.,
623 So.second 123 (La. App. 1st Cir. 07/02/1993)
First South Production Credit Association v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
585 So.2d 545 (La. 09/09/1991)
Vizinat v. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.,
552 So.2nd 1237 (La. App. third Cir. 11/14/1989)
LeBlanc v. Hullinghorst Industries, Inc.,
542 So.2nd 642 (La. App. 5th Cir. 04/12/1989)
Mire v. City of Lake Charles,
540 So.2nd 950 (La. 03/13/1989)
Media Comments/Recognition:
Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished BV Peer Review Rated
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Legal Issues
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Asbestos
- Mesothelioma
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Experience
- Lawyer
Blackwell & Associates
2005 - Lawyer
LeBlanc & Waddell
1998 - Sole Practitioner
Brian F. Blackwell, Lawyer at Law
1993 - Partner
Kean Miller Hawthorne D Armond McCowan & Jarman
1992 - Associate
Kean Miller Hawthorne D Armond McCowan & Jarman
1987
Educations
Graduation year: 1984
Graduation year: 1980
