CHASE v. LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING, PARTNERSHIP

No. 30368-CW.

709 So.2d 904 (1998)

Robert Lee CHASE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING, PARTNERSHIP, dba Isle of Capri Casino, et al., Defendant-Applicant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Steven Hunter, New Orleans, Charles W. Salley, Shreveport, Donald James Volpi, Jr., New Orleans, for Defendant-Applicant.

John Taylor Bennett, Marksville, Richard B. King, Jr., Shreveport, for Plaintiff-Respondent.

Before NORRIS, HIGHTOWER, BROWN, WILLIAMS and PEATROSS, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

Pursuant to the "savings to suitors" clause contained in 28 U.S.C. § 1333, plaintiff, Robert Lee Chase, filed suit in Louisiana state court against defendants Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Partnership d/b/a Isle of Capri Casino, et al.1 ("Isle of Capri") seeking recovery under the Jones Act2 and under general maritime law for an alleged injury...

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