Rebstock v. Sonat Offshore Drilling

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENTZ, District Judge.

Before the court is a motion filed by the defendants Sonat Offshore Drilling (Sonat) and Amoco Production Company (Amoco) to dismiss the claims of the plaintiff Louvi-nia Rebstock for loss of consortium, service, and society. After reviewing the motion, memoranda of counsel, the record, and the law, the court denies the motion.

Following the Supreme Court decision in Miles v. Apex, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 317, 112 L.Ed.2d 275 (1990), courts in this district have held that the spouse of a Jones Act seaman is not entitled to damages for loss of consortium…