COOPER v. OFFSHORE EXP., INC.

Civ. A. No. 85-3050.

717 F.Supp. 1180 (1989)

Donald COOPER v. OFFSHORE EXPRESS, INC., et al.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Opelousas Division.

July 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Thompson, Jr., Thompson & Sellers, Abbeville, La., for plaintiff.

James Womack & Andrew C. Wilson, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, La., Timothy J. McNamara, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, La., for defendants.

Gene Fendler & Don K. Haycraft, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, La., for third-party defendants.

Nicholas Gachassin, Jr. & Robert A. Mahtook, Jr., Gachassin, Hunter, Severance & Sigur, Lafayette, La., for intervenor.


OPINION

FINDINGS OF FACT

NAUMAN S. SCOTT, District Judge.

1. Plaintiff Donald Cooper was employed by Oceanic Butler, Inc. as a steward aboard the West Cameron 509 platform in November 1984. Plaintiff was responsible for preparing all meals, supervising the galley and maintaining the living quarters on the platform.

2. West Cameron 509 is a pipeline compressor station platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Louisiana coast...

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