Gauthier v. Crosby Marine Service, Inc.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Leonard Gauthier brought suit to recover for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), general maritime law, and Louisiana state law. Gauthier appeals from: first, judgments entered in accordance with a jury’s findings that Crosby Marine, Inc., Gauthier’s employer, was not negligent and that the vessel was seaworthy; second, an adverse directed verdict on the state law claim; and third, the district court’s ruling excluding a deposition Gauthier sought to introduce at trial.

From Gauthier’s maintenance and cure award heard separately by the court,…