Legal Opinion

Brister v. AWI, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided April 12, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 88-5633PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

DUPLANTIER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed suit against AWI, Inc., and its insurer, the West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg), under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. § 688 and the general maritime law for damages related to injuries sustained by plaintiff while employed by AWI aboard its vessel, AWI Rig # 4. Defendant’s answer pleaded the defense of limitation of liability. At the pretrial conference, the parties agreed that all issues except those related to the limitation of liability defense would be tried by jury; issues related to…

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3Cited by1 opinion

Barry Brister and Karen Brister, Cross-Appellees v. A.W.I., Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991