David Robertson

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63 years of experience
Appeals & Appellate, Maritime Law, Medical Malpractice ...
Louisiana, Texas

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Practice Areas

Appeals & Appellate: Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Maritime Law

Medical Malpractice: Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

Personal Injury: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Products Liability: Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Additional Practice Areas

Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
Car Accidents
Class Actions
Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff

Fees

Free Consultation
Contingent Fees
Most cases handled on a contingency fee basis.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Louisiana
Since 1961

Texas: State Bar of Texas; ID Number: 17053500
Since 1976

5th Circuit
Since 1980

9th Circuit
Since 1983

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
Since 1980

U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
Since 1980

U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Since 1978

U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
Since 1980

U.S. Supreme Court
Since 1978

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Education

Yale Law School: J.S.D.; 1968

Yale Law School: LL.M.; 1965

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University: LL.B.; 1961; Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards Honors: Order of the Coif Honors: Admiralty Prize, Louisiana State University Law School Honors: Edwin J. Mahoney Criminal Law Award Honors: Best Casenote Award Honors: Best Comment Award Honors: First Place, Interfraternity Moot Court Competition; Activities: Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, Associate Editor, 1959-1960 and Managing Editor, 1960-1961.

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge: B.A.; 1960

Awards

James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence: University of Texas; 1977; 1976-1977

Professional Associations

Texas State Bar # 17053500: Member; 1976 - Current

Louisiana State Bar Association: Member; 1961 - Current

Publications

Articles & Publications

Admiralty and Federalism: History and Analysis of Problems of Federal-State Relations in the Maritime Law of the United States: Foundation Press

Admiralty Cases and Materials

Allocating Authority Among Institutional Decision Makers in Louisiana State-Court Negligence and Strict Liability Cases: Louisiana Law Review

Cases and Materials on Torts, 2nd ed.: West

Eschewing Ersatz Percentages: A Simplified Vocabulary of Comparative Fault: Saint Louis University Law Journal

Love and Fury: Recent Radical Revisions to the Law of Comparative Fault: Louisiana Law Review

Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (The Future of Maritime Law in the Federal Courts: A Faculty Colloquium: Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce

Punitive Damages in American Maritime Law: Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce

Summary Judgment and Burden of Proof: Effects of the 1996 Amendment,: Louisiana Bar Journal

Summertime Sailing and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Need for a National Admiralty Court: Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce

The Common Sense of Cause in Fact: Texas Law Review

The Correspondence Between Leon Green and Charles McCormick: 1927-1962: Fred B. Rothman

The Louisiana Law of Comparative Fault: A Decade of Progress: LSU Center Press

The Right to a Jury Trial in Jones Act Cases: Choosing the Forum Versus Choosing the Procedure: Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce

The Vocabulary of Negligence Law: Continuing Causation Confusion: Louisiana Law Review

Torts: Texas Cases and Materials

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Baton Rouge, LA, USA

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