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RICHARD v. MIKE HOOKS, INC.

No. 2001-C-0145.

799 So.2d 462 (2001)

Jimmy Shay RICHARD v. MIKE HOOKS, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Doyle, Woodley, Williams, Boudreau, Norman, Brown & Doyle, Lake Charles, Counsel for Applicant.

J. Steven Broussard, James J. Cox, Broussard & Hart, Lake Charles, Counsel for Respondent.

Timothy F. Burr, Alina Pagani, New Orleans, Counsel for Cooper T. Smith, Stevedoring Company, Inc. (Amicus Curiae).

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

We granted this writ to determine if a tacker/welder's helper, who was injured while working for defendant, Mike Hooks, Inc., is a sea-based maritime employee entitled to Jones Act protection or a landbased worker who happens to spend a portion of his time working on Hooks's vessels. After reviewing the record, we find the latter to be correct, and hold that plaintiff...

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