Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Arco Oil and Gas Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 9, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-2088PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, District Judge.
In this admiralty case, the court reconsiders the vitality and applicability of its holding in Kelly v. T.L. James Co., 603 F.Supp. 390 (W.D.La.1985), that a child of an injured seaman possesses a cause of action under the general maritime law for loss of the seaman/parent’s consortium. Because subsequent jurisprudence has eroded the principles underlying Kelly, the court holds that Kelly constitutes a “withered doctrine.” 1
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company (H & P) employed Robert Robertson as a roustabout and assigned him to work on a fixed…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sisson v. RubySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Foreman v. DANOS AND CUROLE MARINE CONT.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Murray v. Bertucci Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Murray v. Anthony J. Bertucci Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Robert Terry Robertson and Tami Robertson, on Behalf of Teiea Paul Robertson v. Arco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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