Crawford v. Falcon Drilling Co

REVISED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit No. 96-31071 GREG E. CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, VERSUS FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Western District of Louisiana December 18, 1997 Before DEMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and LEE, District Judge.* DEMOSS, Circuit Judge: In Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.,

107 F.3d 331

(5th Cir. 1997) (en banc), we signaled a sea change in our Court’s Jones Act jurisprudence. The present appeal arises from a maritime injury case tried under pre-Gautreaux…