Debellefeuille v. Vastar Offshore, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT GRAND ISLE SHIPYARD’S MOTION TO TRANSFER CLAIMS TO THE JURY DOCKET

KENT, District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this personal injury action pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”), 43 U.S.C. §§ 1333, and under the general maritime law. Now before the Court is Defendant Grand Isle Shipyard’s Motion to Transfer Claims Against Grand Isle to the Jury Docket. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff alleges that he suffered personal…