Legal Opinion
Ward v. Reeled Tubing, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 30, 1986No. 83-4234PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT F. COLLINS, District Judge.
This Jones Act case resulted from the death of Harold Ward, a coiled tubing operator employed by defendant, Reeled Tubing, Inc., who fell forty feet off a platform aboard the M/V RAM I in the Gulf of Mexico. On June 4, 1985, a jury awarded $300,000.00 in damages for conscious pain and suffering prior to death. The award was reduced twenty-five percent for plaintiff’s contributory negligence.
The defendant, Reeled Tubing, Inc., now moves this Court to enter Judgment non obstante veredicto or, alternatively, to grant a new trial. While the defendant’s motion was…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Mattivi v. South African Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Wanda Palmer v. Fayard Moving and Transportation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Steven L. Easley v. Southern Shipbuilding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Dorr v. Maine Maritime AcademySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Easley v. Southern Shipbuilding Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Ward v. Reeled Tubing, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987