Legal Opinion
Nielsen v. Northbank Towing, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 13, 2000No. 99 CA 1118PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI .whipple, J.
This appeal arises out of a suit for damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law. Defendant, J. Ray McDer-mott, Inc., appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff, Kristian Nielsen, Jr. For the following reasons, we affirm as amended and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1995, Nielsen was employed as a diver by McDermott Underwater Services, a division of J. Ray McDermott, Inc.1 In his capacity as a diver, he was assigned by McDermott to work aboard the Derrick Lay Barge 269 (“DLB 269” or “the barge”), a vessel owned by CCC Fabrica-ciones Y Construcciones, S.A.…
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