Legal Opinion
Counts v. Lafayette Crewboats, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 8, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-1869PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VERON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Glenn B. Counts was injured on October 6, 1978, while attempting to move from General American Oil Company of Texas, Inc.’s (General American Oil) Platform #4 to a small crewboat, the M/V BRETT. The accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico off Cameron, Louisiana in West Cameron Block #45. Plaintiff filed suit under the General Maritime Law on December 5, 1980 against various defendants including Lafayette Crewboats, Inc. and General American Oil. The Continental Insurance Company, as insurer of plaintiff’s employer Continental Catering Service, Ltd.,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tittle v. AldacostaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Alfred M. Massey v. Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc., Williams-Mcwilliams, Inc. v. A. M. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Superior Oil Company v. Bufford Trahan, Bufford Trahan v. Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Godfrey Arthur v. Flota Mercante Gran Centro Americana S.A., Defendant-Third Party, National Cargo Bureau, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Louis RussakCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Green v. Industrial Helicopters, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Robert dePerrodil v. Bozovic Marine, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
- Duhon v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Lavergne v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1991
- Stephens v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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