Legal Opinion
Rudolph v. D.R.D. Towing Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 2012No. 11-CA-1074Published
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.
|2This is plaintiffs’ second appeal from a trial court ruling granting defendants’ exception of res judicata dismissing the petition in this maritime action. For the rea*23sons stated herein, we reverse the trial court’s ruling and remand for further proceedings.
Facts and Procedural History
On October 14, 2008, Randy James Rudolph filed this petition for damages against D.R.D. Towing Company, LLC, his employer, and Martin Operating Partnership L.L.P. Plaintiff alleged that on July 18, 2008, he was employed as a deckhand and member of the crew of the M/V RUBY E, which…
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- Brown v. Drillers, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
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