Scarbrough v. J. Ray McDermott

I .PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

This is a maritime personal injury case. The principal issue presented is whether venue is proper in Orleans Parish. Finding venue improper, the trial court ordered this case transferred to Assumption Parish. From that decision, the plaintiff, Ted Scarbrough, appeals.

In this court, the defendants, J. Ray McDermott, Inc. (“J.Ray”), McDermott Incorporated, McDermott International, and J. Ray McDermott International Vessels, Ltd. (“J. Ray Vessels”), filed a motion to supplement the record, which we grant. For the reasons that follow, we clarify and affirm the…