Weiland v. Pyramid Ventures Group

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries arising from the loading of the M/V PYRAMID VENUS at a wharf owned by Allied Chemical Company (“Allied”) on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Plaintiff, William A. Weiland, has sued the owner of the vessel, Creole Lines, Inc. (“Creole”); the operating manager, Pyramid Marine, Inc. (“Marine”); the agent of the owner, Pyramid Ventures Group, Inc. (“Ventures”); the time charterer, Empressa Lineas Marítimas Argentinas (“ELMA”); and the protection and indemnity…