Legal Opinion
Matter of Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 3, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-2763PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEAR, District Judge.
Claimant, David Thompson, filed a Jones Act claim in state court against Petitioner, Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. In this state court action, Thompson alleges that he sustained personal injuries while handling a mooring line from the Rig BUSSCO I to an oceangoing vessel. Thereafter, Cooper/T. Smith filed this petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability in federal court under 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 181-188. The sole claimant in this federal limitation proceeding is David Thompson.
David Thompson worked as a crane operator for defendant…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Robert J. Johnson v. Odeco Oil and Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Dammers & Vanderheide Scheepvaart Maats Christina v. CoronaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Estate of Muer v. KarbelCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Two "R" Drilling Co. v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Charles A. MuerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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