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VENDETTO v. SONAT OFFSHORE DRILLING CO.

No. 96 CA 0626.

701 So.2d 243 (1997)

Joseph VENDETTO v. SONAT OFFSHORE DRILLING CO.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Falcon, Marrero, for Plaintiff/Appellant # 2, Joseph Vendetto.

Timothy W. Cerniglia, James H. Colvin, Jr., New Orleans, H. Alston Johnson, III, Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Appellant # 1, Sonat Offshore Drilling Co.

Before CARTER, FOIL, GONZALES, FOGG and PARRO, JJ.

GONZALES, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit for damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law.

FACTS

Plaintiff Joseph Vendetto, was employed as a seaman aboard the M/V DISCOVERER 534, which was owned and operated by defendant, Sonat Offshore Drilling Co. (Sonat). On or about January 19, 1993, Mr. Vendetto was assisting with a routine maintenance procedure on an engine in a thruster aboard the DISCOVERER 534 when he suffered a neck injury...

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