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Areas of Practice
Aviation LitigationProducts Liability
Admiralty & Maritime
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Brad Schwab
Member
Brad is a New Orleans native and works primarily in the firm’s New Orleans office. He specializes in the defense of products liability and aviation cases. He has represented component part manufacturers, Part 135 operators, and commercial airlines in state and federal courts across Louisiana. Brad has also defended corporate and insurance clients in cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from offshore accidents, construction mishaps, and trucking wrecks.
Brad has taken numerous cases to trial over the past few years. He has also defended and prosecuted appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana and Texas intermediate appellate courts, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas state and federal courts, and has been admitted as pro hac vice trial counsel in various other state and federal courts in the Gulf South.
Defended domestic distributor of building supplies against trucking accident claim; obtained complete defense verdict at trial
Defended international government contractor against Jones Act claim filed by employee working in the Philippines; reached a favorable settlement after three days of trial
Defended domestic aircraft component part manufacturer in case arising from a fixed-wing plane crash that resulted in the deaths of the pilot and sole occupant; secured dismissal of all claims on summary judgment
Defended international busway manufacturer in case arising from an arc flash at an industrial plant that left the plaintiff severely burned; secured dismissal of all claims
Defended commercial airline against personal injury claims asserted by passenger allegedly injured by seat malfunction during takeoff; secured dismissal of all claims on summary judgment
Defended national equipment rental company in case arising from a construction accident that resulted in an arm amputation and alleged brain injury; reached a favorable settlement after two weeks of trial
Defended international aircraft component part manufacturer in consolidated cases arising from a helicopter crash offshore that resulted in serious injuries to all passengers and the death of the pilot; secured dismissal of passenger claims on summary judgment and favorably settled pilot’s claim before trial
Defended aircraft owner and operator in case arising from a fixed wing plane crash in a residential neighborhood; reached favorable settlements in 23 suits filed by 76 personal injury and property damage claimants before trial
Pursued open account and breach of contract claims on behalf of domestic oil and gas exploration company against pipe and casing distributor; defeated summary judgment and obtained successful plaintiff verdict at trial
Pursued negligence and bailment claims against U.S. government and fixed base operator for significant property damage sustained by corporate jet; defeated summary judgment and obtained successful plaintiff verdict at trial
Brad earned his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. While in law school, Brad served on the Senior Editorial Board of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, worked as research assistant to Professor A. N. Yiannopoulos and completed an externship in the chambers of Justice Greg G. Guidry of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Publications
Drones on the Bayou, An Overview of the Current State of Unmanned Aircraft System Law, 63 LA.B.J, 392 (Apr/May 2016) (co-authored with Brendan Doherty).
Recent Developments: Juror’s Complaint, 62 La. Bar. J, 393-94 (Feb/March 2015).
Recent developments: Louisiana’s New Home Warranty Act, 61 La. Bar. J, 371-71 (Feb/March 2014).
The Birth of a Real Right: An Overview and Analysis of the Recent Revision of Book III, Title X of the Civil Code, 73 La. L. Rev. 821 (2013).
Comment, Equitable Personification: A Review of Res Judicata’s Historical Application to Successive In Personam and In Rem Admiralty Actions in the United States, 37 Tul. Mar. L.J. 253 (2012).
Note, Dimming the Bright-Line Rule: The Fifth Circuit Lowers Its Requirement To Bring Claims for Purely Economic Losses, 36 Tul. Mar. L.J. 791 (2012).
Brad Schwab
Member
Contact
Brad is a New Orleans native and works primarily in the firm’s New Orleans office. He specializes in the defense of products liability and aviation cases. He has represented component part manufacturers, Part 135 operators, and commercial airlines in state and federal courts across Louisiana. Brad has also defended corporate and insurance clients in cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from offshore accidents, construction mishaps, and trucking wrecks.
Brad has taken numerous cases to trial over the past few years. He has also defended and prosecuted appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana and Texas intermediate appellate courts, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas state and federal courts, and has been admitted as pro hac vice trial counsel in various other state and federal courts in the Gulf South.
Areas of Practice
Aviation LitigationProducts Liability
Admiralty & Maritime
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Curriculum Vitae
Defended domestic distributor of building supplies against trucking accident claim; obtained complete defense verdict at trial
Defended international government contractor against Jones Act claim filed by employee working in the Philippines; reached a favorable settlement after three days of trial
Defended domestic aircraft component part manufacturer in case arising from a fixed-wing plane crash that resulted in the deaths of the pilot and sole occupant; secured dismissal of all claims on summary judgment
Defended international busway manufacturer in case arising from an arc flash at an industrial plant that left the plaintiff severely burned; secured dismissal of all claims
Defended commercial airline against personal injury claims asserted by passenger allegedly injured by seat malfunction during takeoff; secured dismissal of all claims on summary judgment
Defended national equipment rental company in case arising from a construction accident that resulted in an arm amputation and alleged brain injury; reached a favorable settlement after two weeks of trial
Defended international aircraft component part manufacturer in consolidated cases arising from a helicopter crash offshore that resulted in serious injuries to all passengers and the death of the pilot; secured dismissal of passenger claims on summary judgment and favorably settled pilot’s claim before trial
Defended aircraft owner and operator in case arising from a fixed wing plane crash in a residential neighborhood; reached favorable settlements in 23 suits filed by 76 personal injury and property damage claimants before trial
Pursued open account and breach of contract claims on behalf of domestic oil and gas exploration company against pipe and casing distributor; defeated summary judgment and obtained successful plaintiff verdict at trial
Pursued negligence and bailment claims against U.S. government and fixed base operator for significant property damage sustained by corporate jet; defeated summary judgment and obtained successful plaintiff verdict at trial
Brad earned his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. While in law school, Brad served on the Senior Editorial Board of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, worked as research assistant to Professor A. N. Yiannopoulos and completed an externship in the chambers of Justice Greg G. Guidry of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Publications
Drones on the Bayou, An Overview of the Current State of Unmanned Aircraft System Law, 63 LA.B.J, 392 (Apr/May 2016) (co-authored with Brendan Doherty).
Recent Developments: Juror’s Complaint, 62 La. Bar. J, 393-94 (Feb/March 2015).
Recent developments: Louisiana’s New Home Warranty Act, 61 La. Bar. J, 371-71 (Feb/March 2014).
The Birth of a Real Right: An Overview and Analysis of the Recent Revision of Book III, Title X of the Civil Code, 73 La. L. Rev. 821 (2013).
Comment, Equitable Personification: A Review of Res Judicata’s Historical Application to Successive In Personam and In Rem Admiralty Actions in the United States, 37 Tul. Mar. L.J. 253 (2012).
Note, Dimming the Bright-Line Rule: The Fifth Circuit Lowers Its Requirement To Bring Claims for Purely Economic Losses, 36 Tul. Mar. L.J. 791 (2012).