Legal Opinion
Aycock v. Ensco Offshore Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 2002No. 02-0853PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hAMY, Judge.
The plaintiff filed suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law, seeking recovery for injuries sustained while working aboard an oil rig. A jury found that the defendant offshore company was negligent and that the vessel was unseaworthy. However, the jury also found the plaintiff negligent and the plaintiffs negligence to be a legal cause of the injuries sustained. The plaintiff was apportioned ninety per*1248cent of the fault. General damages, past lost earnings and future loss of earnings were awarded. The plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Miles v. MelroseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Milstead v. Diamond M Offshore, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mark Barto v. J. Ray McDermott Intl VesselsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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- Dane Thomas v. State of Louisiana, The Department of Wildlife and FisheriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- Mark Barto v. J. Ray McDermott Intl VesselsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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