Legal Opinion
Derouen v. Hercules Liftboat Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 20, 2015No. Civil Action Nos. 13-4805, 13-4806, 13-5060Published
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
FALLON, District Judge.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs, Jason Derouen, Lollo Francis, III and Nathaniel Parker, claim that on September 26, 2012, they were injured while, being transferred • on a personnel basket from the lift boat, M/V Tilapia, to the stern deck of the M/V Sun Ray. The Plaintiffs are not seamen but the incident occurred over navigable waters in the Gulf of Mexico within the territorial waters of Louisiana'. The Plaintiffs filed an admiralty and maritime claim under Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against Hercules…
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