Ditmore v. Fairfield Industries, Inc.

ORDER

HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.

Before the Court is Intervenor’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff and Intervenor have submitted briefs, documentary evidence and a list of stipulated facts for the Court’s consideration.

Background

Plaintiff Gerald G. Ditmore, a Texas resident, was hired by Defendant Fairfield Industries, Inc. in Texas and sent to Louisiana on a short-term assignment. On December 3, 1991, Ditmore suffered injuries while working aboard the Quarterboat Fairfield, a work platform operated by Fairfield on a navigable waterway.

Although the accident occurred in Louisiana,…