DONAGHEY v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.

Civ. A. No. 90-0163.

766 F.Supp. 503 (1991)

Lonnie DONAGHEY and Betty Barbin Donaghey v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY and/or Odeco, Inc., and Conoco, Inc.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

May 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bennett, John T. Bennett Law Offices, Marksville, La., for plaintiffs.

James Harold Daigle, James H. Brown, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., Patricia A. Krebs, Richard Joseph Guidry, Nesser, King & LeBlanc, New Orleans, La., James Harold Daigle, Douglas Conrad Longman, Jr., Perret, Doise, Daigle, Longman, Russo & Zaunbrecher, Lafayette, La., for defendants.

Kurt Stephen Blankenship, Curry & Blankenship, New Orleans, La., for movant.


ORDER AND REASONS

LIVAUDAIS, District Judge.

Defendants Odeco Drilling Services, Inc., Old Odeco, Inc., and Conoco, Inc. (hereinafter collectively "Odeco") have filed a motion to dismiss the claims of Betty Barbin Donaghey for loss of consortium. Plaintiff Betty Donaghey opposes this motion.

Plaintiff Lonnie Donaghey, a seaman, filed suit against the defendants pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and the General Maritime law, for...

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