Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. CleanBlast, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 2015No. 14-1026PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
■ hThe plaintiff was assigned to the M/V Brody Paul to work as a sandblaster/painter on various rigs and platforms located in the navigable waters of the Gulf of Mexico. After allegedly sustaining injuries in a fall, the plaintiff sought compensation pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general maritime law. His employer filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking a determination that, the plaintiff was not a seaman given the circumstances of his assignment and, therefore, ineligible to recover as such. The trial court initially denied the motion, but later entered…
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