Legal Opinion
Lavergne v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 13, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-3092-LCPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
JAMES T. TRIMBLE, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter came on for trial before the undersigned on the 6th day of June, 1991, the plaintiff seeking damages for an injury sustained by him on November 18, 1987, while transferring from a fixed platform onto a vessel located in the Gulf of Mexico. Plaintiff claims that defendant Chevron U.S.A., Inc. was negligent in ordering him to swing from the platform to the vessel in rough weather conditions. Plaintiff further claims that defendants Gulf Crews, Inc. (the employer of the crew of the M/V Christopher) and M/V Christopher, Inc.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Gaudet v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Melancon v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Roy Hebron v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Hobbs v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Langfitt v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
- Gaspard v. Offshore Crane & Equipment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Lavergne v. Chevron U.S.ACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Lefort v. C & E Boat Rental, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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