Clement v. Sontheimer Offshore Catering Co.

SAVOIE, Judge.

This ease presents an issue of insurance coverage. Plaintiff, Ernest Clement, a galley hand employed by SONOCO, sued SO-NOCO, Rockwood Insurance Company (SO-NOCO’s worker’s compensation and employer’s liability insurer), and Atlantic-Pacific Marine Corporation (APMC) to recover damages under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law for injuries he sustained on February 3, 1987. The plaintiff alleged that he was a member of the crew of APMC Rig No. 14, which was owned by APMC, when the accident occurred. SO-NOCO filed a third party demand against the following defendants:…