Cormier v. Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KEITH P. ELLISON, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Remand. (Doc. No. 11.) On November 4, 2014, the Court issued an Order requesting additional briefing from the parties addressing specific questions related to the Jones Act and to OCSLA. (Doc. No. 16.) Having considered the additional briefing submitted and the applicable law, Plaintiffs Motion for Remand is hereby GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

•As alleged in the First Amended Petition he filed in state court, Plaintiff worked aboard the vessel INFLUENCE when he sustained serious injuries in the…