Bradley Schwab - Associate - Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse

Contact

New Orleans
(504) 654-1343 direct
(504) 561-1011 fax
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Areas of Practice

Aviation Litigation
Products 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.

Representative Cases

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

Education

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

Bradley Schwab - Associate - Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse

Contact

New Orleans
(504) 654-1343 direct
(504) 561-1011 fax
DOWNLOAD VCARD

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 Litigation
Products Liability
Admiralty & Maritime
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense

Curriculum Vitae

Representative Cases

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

Education

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).