Legal Opinion

Ross v. W&T Offshore, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided December 10, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-8689PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN, CHIEF JUDGE

Pending before this Court is Defendant W & T Offshore, Inc.'s ("W & T") "Motion for Partial Summary Judgment."1 In the motion, W & T argues that the alleged accident at issue in the case did not occur on a vessel and Plaintiff Alton Ross ("Plaintiff") is therefore not a Jones Act seaman.2 In opposition, Plaintiff argues that on or around April 30, 2018, Defendant received records showing that Plaintiff's employer classified him as a Jones Act seamen.3 Having considered the motion for partial summary judgment, the memoranda in support, the memorandum in…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. Delta & Pine Land Co. v. Nationwide Agribusiness InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. Forsyth v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lee v. Nacher Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2019
  2. Gage v. Canal Barge Company, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2020
  3. Parkman v. W&T Offshore, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2021

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