Shields v. Baker Hughes, Inc.

J^PETERS, J.

The issue in this application for supervisory writs is whether the spouse of a non-seaman injured offshore worker can recover nonpecuniary loss of consortium damages arising from the worker’s injuries. The defendants raised the issue in a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court rejected. We granted the writ application for the sole purpose of calling the matter up for consideration of the issue on the merits. For the following reasons, we now deny the writ application and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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