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PARKER v. SOUTHWESTERN OFFSHORE CORP.

No. 32,606-CA.

763 So.2d 638 (1999)

John W. PARKER, Plaintiff-appellee, v. SOUTHWESTERN OFFSHORE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied February 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Onebane, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell by James E. Diaz, Sr., Lafayette, Counsel for appellant, Southwestern Offshore Corp.

Sharp, Henry, Cerniglia, Colvin & Weaver by Timothy W. Cerniglia, New Orleans, Counsel for appellant, Boat Services of Galveston.

Paul B. Wilkins, Gregory L. Lewellyan, Columbia, Counsel for appellee.

Before NORRIS, BROWN and CARAWAY, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

In this maritime action, the accident occurred when a drilling rig worker was injured while leaving a crewboat which transported him to the rig. After settling the plaintiffs maritime and Jones Act claims, the Jones Act employer and the crewboat owner tried this action in state court to determine the apportionment of fault between them. Finding that the trial court applied an inappropriate standard of care in measuring the action of the captain of the...

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