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Marion McDaniel has experience covering the full range of admiralty and maritime law. He has handled first and third party personal injury/death lawsuits emanating from the blue water, brown water, and onshore/offshore energy industries, including claims premised on product liability and toxic tort law. In addition, he has considerable experience in the marine and energy insurance fields, both in first and third party claims and in the areas of indemnity, charter party, contract of carriage, environmental/pollution, cargo damage, and maritime collision/allision. He has been involved in vessel arrests, documentation and arrests. Mr. McDaniel has counseled clients in several catastrophic maritime incidents, including one involving an offshore drilling contractor in the 1988 explosion and fire on the PIPER ALPHA platform in the North Sea, which resulted in some 165 death claims and total loss of the structure. Education LL.B., The University of Texas School of Law, 1964 B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1961 Bar Admissions Texas, 1964 Admitted To Practice U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Representative Experience Experience in full range of admiralty and maritime law. Extensive experience in the handling of first and third party personal injury/death lawsuits emanating from the blue water, brown water, and onshore/offshore energy industries including claims premised on product liability and toxic tort law. Considerable experience in the marine and energy insurance fields, both first and third party claims. Considerable experience in the indemnity, charter party, contracts of carriage, environmental/pollution, cargo damage and maritime collision/allision areas. Significant experience in several major maritime catastrophic incidents such as representation of offshore drilling contractor in the 1988 explosion and fire on the PIPER ALPHA platform in the North Sea which resulted in some 165 death claims and total loss of the structure. Tried numerous jury and nonjury personal injury/death, Jones Act seaman and third party cases. Several trials in collision, cargo damage and limitation of liability areas. Extensive experience in counseling marine and energy clients on drilling contracts, master service agreements, and construction contracts with particular emphasis on insurance and contractual indemnity provisions/issues. Reported Decisions In re CSX Corp., 124 S.W.3d 149, 47 Tex Sup. Ct. J. 24, (Tex, 2003) Abacan Technical Services Ltd. v. Global Marine Intern. Services Corp., 994 S.W.2d 839, Tex.App.-Hous. (1 Dist, 1999) Lawrenson v. Global Marine, Inc., 869 S.W.2d 519, Tex.App.-Texarkana (1993) Rainey-Mapes v. Queen Charters, Inc., 729 S.W.2d 907, Tex.App.-San Antonio (1987) Willis v. Titan Contractors Corp., 625 S.W.2d 69, Tex.App.-Houston (1981) In re Santa Fe Intern. Corp., 272 F.3d 705, 51 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1407, 2001-2 Trade Cases P 73,491 C.A.5 (Tex. 2001) Ross v. Global Marine, Inc., 859 F.2d 336, 12 Fed.R.Serv.3d 567, C.A.5 (Tex. 1988) McClelland Engineers, Inc. v. Munusamy, 784 F.2d 1313, C.A.5 (Tex. 1986) Tug June S v. Bordagain Shipping Co., 418 F.2d 306, C.A.5 (Tex. 1989) Lockerman v. Global Santa Fe Drilling Co., 213 F.Supp.2d 778, (S.D. Texas 2002) Autrey v. 22 Texas Services Inc., 79 F.Supp.2d 735, 63 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 834, (S.D.Tex. 2000) Azadi v. Berry Network, Inc., 858 F. Supp. 83, E.D.Tex. (1994) Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. M/T Nelly Maersk, his engines, etc., et al, 1983 AMC 472 (1983) Publications & Presentations Practice of Maritime Law, Federal Bar Association, Houston Chapter 1981 Maritime Liability Issues: A Contemporary Analysis, State Bar of Texas, Admiralty/Maritime Law Seminar, 1991 Vessel Owners Maintenance and Cure Obligations: Avoidance of Punitive Damage Exposure, National Waterways Conference, Seminar on Personal Injury Liability Under the Jones Act, 1992 The Court's New Emphasis Regarding the "Experience, Training or Education" of a Jones Act Seaman, 21st Annual Texas Sea Grant College Program Marine Safety Seminar, March 26, 1998 Marine and Offshore Incident Investigation Procedures and Protocol, 22nd Annual Texas Sea Grant College Program, Marine Safety Seminar, 1999 Press Release Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Partners Listed in Texas Lawyer's "Go-To Guide" 10/10/2007 Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2008 9/24/2007 Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2007 10/6/2006 Locke Liddell & Sapp Partners Recognized Among The Best Lawyers In America 2006 6/29/2006 Professional History Partner in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Former partner in the law firm of Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney Law Clerk to Federal District Judge Joe J. Fisher, Eastern District of Texas, 1964-1966 Professional Affiliations Named to The Best Lawyers in America for Maritime Law, 2006-07 Member, Houston Bar Association Member, State Bar Association Member, American Bar Association Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit Member (Proctor), The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Board of Directors, 1996-1999) Member, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Member, Planning Committee, Houston Marine Insurance Seminar (1977-2001) Marine Insurance Seminars, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1990-2001) Member, Defense Research Institute Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc. Annual Subscriber, Association of Average Adjusters Community Leadership Board of Directors, Neighborhood Centers Inc. |
