Legal Opinion
Greg E. Crawford v. Falcon Drilling Company, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1997No. 96-31071PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
In Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc., 107 F.3d 331 (5th Cir.1997) (en banc), we signaled a sea change in our Court’s Jones Act jurisprudence. The present appeal arises from a maritime injury case tried under pre-Gautreaux standards of Jones Act negligence. We must decide what effect, if any, our decision in Gautreaux has on this direct appeal. Finding plain error with respect to the liability, we vacate that aspect of the judgment of the district court and remand for reconsideration in light of Gau-treaux.
We are also asked to review the district court’s award of…
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