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J.F.P. OFFSHORE, INC. v. DIAMOND

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600 So.2d 1002 (1992)

J.F.P. OFFSHORE, INC. v. Wayne DIAMOND.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

June 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney H. Schell of Reams, Philips, Brooks, Schell, Gaston & Hudson, Mobile, for appellant.

Andrew T. Citrin and Richard Bounds of Cunningham, Bounds, Yance, Crowder and Brown, Mobile, for appellee.

STEAGALL, Justice.

Wayne Diamond sued J.F.P. Offshore, Inc., in the Mobile Circuit Court, for damages based on hand-related injuries he sustained as a crew member of a drilling rig owned by J.F.P. Offshore. He sued under the Jones Act, alleging negligence and failure to provide a safe workplace. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Diamond in the amount of $650,000; the trial court reduced the sum to $617,500 to reflect the 5% contributory negligence the jury found...

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