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DUPRE v. INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 93-CA-2125.

646 So.2d 461 (1994)

Michael J. DUPRE v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, McDermott Incorporated, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted March 10, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Watkins, St. Martin, Lirette, Shea & Watkins, Houma, for plaintiff/appellee.

Kenneth H. Laborde and Gina S. Montgomery, Pulaski, Gieger & Laborde, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

W. Richard House, Jr., House, Golden, Kingsmill & Riess, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant, McDermott Inc.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and WARD and LANDRIEU, JJ.

SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, an employee of McDermott Incorporated, was injured aboard a barge owned by McDermott. He was sitting on a small aluminum boat near the barge's helicopter pad when a helicopter owned by International Helicopter Transport, Inc. (IHT) landed on the pad and stirred up enough wind to upset the small boat injuring plaintiff. After a bench trial the court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $734,005.00 and allocated 25% of the fault...

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