Osborn v. Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc.

| ¶ Plaintiff, George Osborn, filed the instant Jones Act suit against Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. (“Ergon”), alleging he was injured while working as a seaman on a Ergon vessel located in Mississippi territorial waters. In his petition, plaintiff alleged Ergon is a “foreign corporation registered to do and doing business in the State of Louisiana.”

Ergon responded by filing a Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice for Forum Non Conveniens, pursuant to La.Code Civ. P. art. 123(B). In support, Ergon submitted the affidavit of its Vice-President, stating Ergon was a Mississippi…