DUPLANTIS v. TEXACO, INC.

Civ. A. No. 90-1657.

771 F.Supp. 787 (1991)

Jerry DUPLANTIS v. TEXACO, INC., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

August 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest N. Souhlas, The Souhlas Law Firm and Joshua Atwood Tilton, The Tilton Law Firm, Covington, La., for plaintiff.

Daniel L. Daboval and Lawrence R. Plunkett, Jr., Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for defendants.


ORDER AND REASONS

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendant Texaco's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Loss of Consortium and Punitive Damages Claims. The matter was set for oral hearing on August 28, 1991, but was submitted on the briefs.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.

This suit involves the plaintiff Jerry Duplantis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1) [general maritime law] and 28 U.S.C. § 1332 [diversity...

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