Legal Opinion

Darbonne v. Allied Signal, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 12, 2003No. 03-527PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

|, WOOD ARP, Judge.

Honeywell appeals an interlocutory judgment, denying its motion to transfer venue from the 14th JDC for Calcasieu Parish to the 19th JDC for East Baton Rouge Parish. We reverse the trial court’s decision, remand the case, and order that it be transferred to the 19th JDC. * * *

On June 15, 1998, a helicopter lost power while transporting Mr. Todd Darbonne and Mr. Shannon Boudreaux from an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot successfully landed the helicopter on the water’s surface, but when a float on one side of the helicopter deflated, it capsized. Mr.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jordan v. Central Louisiana Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  2. Bickham v. Sub Sea Intern., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Cheramie v. Acadian Ambulance Serv., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. Rachal v. Ford Motor Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  5. Durio v. Robert E. Lee, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Brent Deaville v. Exxon Mobil CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2021
  3. Murphy Cormier Contractor, Inc. v. State of La., Dept. of Health & HospitalsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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