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BREELAND v. FALCON DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 98-1790.

733 So.2d 1217 (1999)

Billy Ray BREELAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Wiedemann, New Orleans, for Billy Ray Breeland.

Charles A. Mouton, Lafayette, for Falcon Drilling Company, Inc.

Before: DOUCET, Chief Judge, COOKS and PICKETT, Judges.

PICKETT, Judge.

The Plaintiff, Billy Ray Breeland, appeals a judgment of the trial court finding in favor of the Defendant, Falcon Drilling Company, Inc., and dismissing his seaman's suit for damages with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

This appeal arises out of an accident that occurred on the jack-up drilling rig ACHILLES in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The accident occurred on or about August...

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