Legal Opinion
CAVAZZO v. Gray Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 2009No. CA 08-1407PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
In this is a case, an employee filed a petition for damages against his employers, alleging he was a seaman under the Jones Act and § 905(b). The employers and their insurer responded by filing a motion for summary judgment seeking a judgment that the employee’s sole remedy was under the Longshoreman & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, thus, his claims against them under both the Jones Act and § 905(b) should be dismissed.
The employee then filed his own motion for summary judgment seeking a declaration that he was a Jones Act seaman. The trial court, recognizing that this case…
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- Kevin Scheuring v. Traylor Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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