Legal Opinion
Nealy v. Fluor Drilling Services, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 29, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-1430, 80-1398 and 80-1431PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Senior District Judge.
On May 12, 1980, in American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez, 446 U.S. 274, 100 S.Ct. 1673, 64 L.Ed.2d 284 (1980), the Supreme Court of the United States held that the wife of a longshoreman injured in state territorial waters had a loss of society claim under the general maritime law. Gilberto Alvez, a longshoreman, lost his right eye due to an accident aboard a vessel within the territorial waters of New York. After filing a complaint based on the general maritime law, Alvez moved for leave to amend the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kibble v. Weeks Dredging & Construction Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Jones v. ElliottSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Aldredge v. WhitneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Aline Edwards Stretton v. Penrod Drilling Company, Beatrice C. Shirley v. Penrod Drilling Company, Glenda Lees Nealy v. Fluor Drilling Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Allen Fordham and Willie Hightower v. Belcher Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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