Legal Opinion
Becker v. Tidewater, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2003No. 01-31420PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Before the Court are a number of issues stemming from the horrific ordeal of Seth A. Becker, a young man catastrophically injured while at sea on a gravel-packing assignment at an offshore oil rig. In a lawsuit involving multiple defendants and causes of action, the jury sitting in the district court found for plaintiff, awarding him damages in excess of $43 million. A number of issues, the most significant of which being whether plaintiff is a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 688 (2000), are before this Court on appeal. Because we determine that plaintiff…
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