Legal Opinion
Kattelman v. Otis Engineering Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 9, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-2703PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
In this maritime wrongful death action, plaintiffs allege that the death of Glenn Kattelman, a wireline worker aboard the M/V CHARLES E. MASTERS, was caused by the negligence of decedent’s employer, Otis Engineering Corporation, or by the negligence of defendants Chevron, Veteo Gray, Inc., and Axelson, Inc., or by the combined acts of all defendants.
Plaintiffs originally brought suit in state court under the Jones Act. Defendants removed the case to this Court where a stay of prosecution was entered pursuant to the Limitation of Liability Act, 46…
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- David R. Green v. Amerada Hess Corporation and L.A. StricklinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ex Parte GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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