Daniel B. Stanton

Senior Counsel

Direct: 504.620.3351
Fax: 504.585.3051

daniel.stanton@keanmiller.com
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Daniel Stanton practices with the offshore energy and marine litigation group. Daniel has more than a decade of experience litigating complex and catastrophic accident and injury cases in federal and state courts in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina.

In addition to his litigation practice, Daniel advises airports on everything from Federal Aviation Administration compliance to the leasing of retail terminal space. Daniel also represents aviation interests in litigation arising from casualties.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Representation of international energy exploration and production companies in personal injury and property damage litigation stemming from casualties on vessels and offshore production facilities.
Extensive experience in representation of Jones Act and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act employers in response to casualty incidents.
Appellate counsel at the U.S. Fifth Circuit for disputes arising from the construction of oil and gas production and transportation infrastructure in the Louisiana Coastal Zone.
Representation of energy production and exploration companies in lawsuits filed by offshore workers based on the Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Louisiana, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Developing strategies for federal court litigation (OCSLA and Limitation of Liability) involving large energy/maritime casualties.
Representation of oil and gas exploration and production companies in litigation arising under Louisiana’s Coastal Zone Management Act.
Representation of energy production and exploration companies in Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement proceedings and appeals to the Interior Board of Land Appeals.
Representation of energy production and exploration companies in matters involving alleged damages to oysters and oyster leases.
Representation of chemical companies in disputes arising from spills of hazardous chemicals on land and aboard vessels.
Advise airports on operations and Federal Aviation Administration compliance.
Representation of aircraft service company in litigation arising from aircraft crash.

EDUCATION

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013
Mississippi State University, B.B.A., cum laude, 2007

ADMISSIONS

Louisiana
Texas
North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

MEMBERSHIPS

Member, New Orleans Bar Association
Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
Member, Texas State Bar Association
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Federal Bar Association
Member, North Carolina Airports Association

Recognition

"Rising Star," Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2018-2020, 2023

ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

"BOEM Begins Key Environmental Assessment In Preparation for Offshore Wind Development in the GOM," Louisiana Law Blog, January 13, 2022
"General Maritime Law Punitive Damages – More Than Just a Maritime Issue," The Energy Dispatch, Issue 6, July 2019
"Duty to Provide Appropriate Medical Care – An Unexpected Source of Liability for Jones Act Employers," Louisiana Law Blog, April 10, 2019
"A How-To Guide for Determining Whether a Contract is Maritime," Louisiana Law Blog, June 21, 2017
"Admiralty and Navigable Water Bodies – Not Just Jurisdictional Issues," Louisiana Law Blog, December 5, 2016
"U.S. 5th Circuit Affirms Attorneys’ Fee Sanction Against Defendant for Abuse of Judicial Process at Trial of Admiralty Case," Louisiana Law Blog, October 25, 2016
"Suspension of Insurance Provisions in Flood Affected Parishes," Louisiana Law Blog, August 22, 2016
"Peremption: A Legal “Bar” Sufficient to Circumvent the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act," Louisiana Law Blog, June 8, 2016
"“Responsible Party” Liability Under OPA 90 Not Unlimited," Louisiana Law Blog, April 4, 2016
"Choice of Law Provisions: Cheap Insurance Against the Unpredictable," Louisiana Law Blog, December 16, 2015
"Decades Later - McCorpen Still at Work," Louisiana Law Blog, December 16, 2015
"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Provides New Resource for Marine Operators," Louisiana Law Blog, July 1, 2015
"McCorpen Under Attack at the U.S. Supreme Court," Louisiana Law Blog, June 30, 2015
"U.S. Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Importance of Actually Working on a Vessel for Seaman Status," Louisiana Law Blog, May 18, 2015
"U.S. Fifth Circuit Extends McCorpen Defense to Successor Employer," Louisiana Law Blog, March 30, 2015
"The Fifth Circuit's Latest Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Ruling," Louisiana Law Blog, December 17, 2014
"Work Related Stress: It Comes with the Job for a Jones Act Seaman," Louisiana Law Blog, December 10, 2014
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Maintenance and Cure in the Wake of Atlantic Sounding," 10 Loy. Mar. L.J. 471 (2012)

Community Service

Board of Directors, UnCommon Construction, 2017-2020

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