Presley v. Vessel Carribean Seal

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.

The plaintiff, James R. Presley, commenced this action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general maritime law against his employer, Geophysical Service, Inc., the M/V CARRIBEAN SEAL, and her owners, Caribe Company and Sealcraft Operators, Inc., for injuries allegedly sustained in the course and scope of his employment on board the vessel. Geophysical Service, Inc., has moved for summary judgment, asserting that the plaintiff’s claims against it under the Jones Act and general maritime law are precluded by the Oceanographic Research…