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PARKER v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

No. 91-CC-1271.

628 So.2d 1108 (1991)

Spencer PARKER v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Hurlburt, Hurlburt, Privat & Monrose, for applicant.

Herbert W. Barnes, David B. Allen, Samanie, Barnes & Allen, Mark D. Rhodes, for respondent.

Lawrence S. Kullman, for LA Trial Lawyers Assn., Amicus Curiae.

MARCUS, Justice.

Spencer Parker was employed by Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) as a crew member of Rowan Louisiana Rig # 16. On January 20, 1990, while working on the rig, Parker was involved in an accident that caused severe injuries to his hand. He sued Rowan in state court in a petition entitled "Petition for Damages under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law." He stated in the petition that the action was brought "under the Jones Act/General Maritime Law and...

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