Legal Opinion
Inocente Cepeda v. Orion Marine Construction, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 14, 2016No. 01-15-00504-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Jane Bland, Justice
Inocente Cepeda sued Orion Marine Construction, Inc., alleging that he was injured aboard a skiff transporting him from a dredge in the Houston Ship Channel to dry land. Cepeda pleaded claims for negligence under the Jones Act as well as maintenance and cure, unseaworthiness, and negligence under the general maritime law of the United States. The trial court rendered a partial summary judgment against Cepeda on all of his claims but the one for negligence under general maritime law on the basis that he was not a seaman at the time of the accident as a matter of law…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
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