EDWARDS, Judge.
Plaintiff, Nolan Portier, brought this action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. sec. 688, and general maritime law. Portier's suit alleged that he had suffered serious disabling injuries while working for defendant, Texaco, Inc., as a rotary helper aboard the Drilling Barge TERREBONNE BAY, owned and operated by the defendant.
A reading of the record reveals the following facts surrounding plaintiff's accident and subsequent disability. Plaintiff...
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