Mealey's (September 12, 2017, 10:35 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An expert for maritime companies that are defendants in a negligence action filed by an injured deckhand can give his opinions at trial about whether the defendants followed proper practices and procedures because his testimony is reliable and does not include legal conclusions, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Sept. 8 (Carlos David v. C and G Boats, Inc., No. 15-1655, E.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145614)....