Parker v. Southwestern Offshore Corp.

h CARAWAY, J.

In this maritime action, the accident occurred when a drilling rig worker was injured while leaving a crewboat which transported him to the rig. After settling the plaintiffs maritime and Jones Act claims, the Jones Act employer and the crewboat owner tried this action in state court to determine the apportionment of fault between them. Finding that the trial court applied an inappropriate standard of care in measuring the action of the captain of the crewboat, we reverse the trial court’s apportionment of fault and find the Jones Act employer totally responsible for the accident.