Legal Opinion
Harper v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 5, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-2802PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
DUPLANTIER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lee D. Harper, a seaman, sued his employer, defendant Zapata Offshore Co., claiming damages for personal injuries under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. Plaintiff also sought an increase in the $8 per day maintenance 1 payments being made by Zapata and recovery of attorney’s fees and punitive damages for Zapata’s failure to pay the proper amount of maintenance. The jury returned a verdict adverse to defendant on all issues. Before the court is defendant’s motion for a new trial or, alternatively, for remittitur. For the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,872 Lila A. Miley v. Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., Anthony L. Geller and John W. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Leopoldo Morales v. Garijak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Lee D. Harper v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Sana v. Hawaiian Cruises Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Hall v. Noble Drilling (U.S.) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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