Legal Opinion
Breland v. Western Oceanic, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 5, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-1578-OPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
NAUMAN S. SCOTT, District Judge.
Before the court is defendant Western Oceanic, Inc.’s (Western) Motion to Strike the claims for loss of consortium and loss of society. For the following reasons we grant the motion which we deem to lie under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
Plaintiff Darryll Breland alleges he was a seaman while in the employment of Western when he was injured while aboard his assigned vessel. He sued Western under the Jones Act and general maritime law, alleging unseaworthiness. The plaintiff’s wife and children asserted claims for loss of consortium and loss of society. 1 Western…
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