LEJANO v. BANDAK

No. 95-C-1011.

688 So.2d 86 (1997)

Feliciano LEJANO and Melinda Lejano v. K.S. BANDAK, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Granted April 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Dodson, David C. Vidrine, Dodson & Vidrine, Baton Rouge and John J. Molaison, Jr., W.J. LeBlanc, Jr., Molaison & LeBlanc Gretna and Arthur D. Dupre, Daigle, Sullivan, Dupre & Aldous, APLC, Metairie, for Plaintiffs, Applicants/Feliciano Lejano and Melinda Lejano.

David B. Lawton, Kevin J. Lavie, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, for Defendants/Respondents, K.S. Bandak, et al.

Before BOWES, GRISBAUM, and WICKER, JJ.


BOWES, Judge.

Plaintiff was injured while in international waters off the coast of Florida. He filed suit in Louisiana seeking recovery under the Jones Act, General Maritime Law, and Federal Maritime Law. Quasi-in-rem jurisdiction was obtained by the execution of a non-resident writ of attachment on the vessel while it was docked within the jurisdiction of the district of the 24th Judicial District Court.

Defendants filed exceptions of no cause of action...

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