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BEASLEY v. McDERMOTT INTERN., INC.

No. 94-C-0893.

637 So.2d 1219 (1994)

Rosemary Beasley, Wife of/and George BEASLEY v. McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted June 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. King, Loree G. Peacock, Timothy S. Madden, Nesser, King & Leblanc, New Orleans, for relator.

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, Karl Wiedemann, New Orleans, for respondents.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and PLOTKIN, JJ.

LOBRANO, Judge.

We granted certiorari to consider the issue of whether the substantive maritime law of the United States or foreign law is to be applied in this case.1 The trial judge ruled that American law is applicable. Defendant sought writs to this court to review that ruling.

Plaintiff George Beasley, a U.S. citizen, was injured while working in Malaysian waters aboard the Derrick Barge 52 (DB-52) owned by Malmac Sdn. Bhd...

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