Hails v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

NAUMAN S. SCOTT, District Judge.

RULING

This matter is before us on plaintiffs Motion to Strike Defendant’s Jury Demand. Argument having been heard and briefs submitted, we find as follows.

FACTS

This is an action brought under the General Maritime Law and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. § 1333, to recover for personal injuries sustained while plaintiff was aiding in the unloading of a vessel. Specifically, plaintiff, a platform worker, alleges that while in the course and scope of his employment, he was sent aboard the M/V BETTY G to help unload cargo, where he was…