Legal Opinion
Navarro Ex Rel. Quintana v. Sedco, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 28, 1978No. Civ. A. 75-H-1604 to 75-H-1606PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
SINGLETON, District Judge.
The above-styled-and-numbered cause is an action brought under Title 46 U.S.C. § 688 and § 761 et seq. (“Jones Act” and “Death on the High Seas Act,” respectively) by the personal representatives of several Spanish nationals who met death in a helicopter crash in connection with their employment on a drilling rig operating off the coast of West Africa. In addition to bringing this action against two business entities and their subsidiaries that were directly involved in the drilling operations (“Sedeo” and “Shell”),.plaintiffs are seeking recovery…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Time, Inc. v. Frank ManningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Jose Demelo and Marie Demelo v. Toche Marine, Inc., Woolsey Marine Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Mary Jean Prejean v. Sonatrach, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Baird v. Bell Helicopter TextronDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
- Gazis v. John S. Latsis (USA) Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Mitchell v. White Motor Credit Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
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