Ashley E. Bane

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Biography

Ashley Bane is a partner in WSHB's New Orleans office. Ashley has extensive experience representing foreign and domestic insurers in a variety of first- and third-party disputes, including first-party bad faith claims. She regularly represents carriers in state and federal courts, including appellate courts, and in arbitration proceedings.

Ashley has experience in a broad range of practice areas, including transportation, products liability, premises liability, construction, contract disputes, and maritime law. She has defended manufacturers, shipowners, charterers, and other corporations in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings, including multi-million dollar personal injury and wrongful death claims. She also has experience in casualty response, including witness interviews, advising clients on-scene, and interfacing with investigating agencies.

From 2022 to 2024, Ashley has been recognized as a Super Lawyers 'Rising Star' for her work in civil litigation in New Orleans, LA. Additionally, she has received Best Lawyers Ones to Watch recognition from 2021 to 2024 for her accomplishments in commercial litigation and transportation law.

Ashley resides in New Orleans with her husband and three sons.

Newsroom

News

•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint
Firm News, 1.1.25

Publications

•Co-author: Supreme Court Precludes Punitive Damages for Unseaworthiness Claims, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (July 3, 2019)
•Co-author: Court Denies Maritime Lien to Fuel Supplier Following OW Bunker Collapse, International Law Office Shipping & Transport Newsletter (April 6, 2016)
•Pirates Without Treasure: The Fourth Circuit Declares That Robbery Is Not an Essential Element of General Piracy, 37 TUL. MAR. L.J. 615 (2013)

In the News

•Victory in Federal Trial Involving Alleged Destruction of $30 Million Journalism Archive
•Election of New Partners Showcases National Footprint

Honors & Recognitions

•Named a Super Lawyers 'Rising Star' for Civil Litigation (2022 - 2024)
•Selected as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation & Transportation Law in New Orleans, LA (2021 - 2025)

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Areas of Practice (9)

  • Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Product Liability
  • Appellate
  • Construction
  • Commercial and Business Litigation
  • Corporate
  • Complex Tort and Casualty

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Maritime Law Certificate; Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Vol. 38; Tulane University, Newcomb College, B.A., 2003
Law School Attended:
Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2014
Year of First Admission:
2014
Admission:
2014, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Memberships:

American Bar Association.

Reported Cases:
Experience: Achieved a dismissal of all claims against a transportation client in a personal injury suit filed in federal court alleging millions in damages, successfully arguing that the claims were time barred; Obtained a defense judgment following a federal court bench trial in a suit against a commercial ship management company alleging millions in damages for tortious interference with a maritime contract; Obtained a defense award in a maritime personal injury arbitration proceeding brought by a crew member against a shipowner; Victory in Federal Trial Involving Alleged Destruction of $30 Million Journalism Archive; 10.7.25
ISLN:
923481604

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