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Memorandum Opinion Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Garza
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided April 20, 2010No. 04-08-00660-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Opinion by: STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.
Weeks Marine, Inc. appeals the judgment rendered in Maximino Garza’s favor under the Jones Act and for claims related to a seaman’s right to maintenance and cure. The judgment awarded Garza $1,121,000.00 in tort damages, $2,500,000.00 as compensation for failure to pay maintenance and cure, $15,000.00 in maintenance, $73,500.00 in attorney’s fees, and $6,110.36 in experts’ fees. We affirm the judgment.
Background
Garza was injured while working as crew member on vessels owned and operated by Weeks. The parties stipulated Weeks was a Jones…
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