Legal Opinion
Diamond Offshore Services Limited and Diamond Offshore Services Company v. Willie David Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 23, 2015No. 01-13-01068-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Sherry Radack, Chief Justice
In this Jones Act ease, Willie David Williams sued Diamond Offshore Services Limited and Diamond Offshore Services Company (collectively, “Diamond Offshore”) for negligence and unseaworthiness arising out of an incident in which Williams allegedly injured his back while trying to repair a piece of machinery on board an offshore oil rig owned and operated by Diamond Offshore. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict in favor of Williams, awarding Williams, once all applicable credits and offsets had been applied, approximately $8.5 million in…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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