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NIELSEN v. NORTHBANK TOWING, INC.

No. 99 CA 1118.

768 So.2d 145 (2000)

Kristian T. NIELSEN, Jr. v. NORTHBANK TOWING, INC. and J. Ray McDermott, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied November 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence K. Burleigh, Sr., Lawrence K. Burleigh, Jr., Lafayette, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Kristian T. Nielsen, Jr.

Edward J. Koehl, Jr., New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant, J. Ray McDermott, Inc.

Paul N. Vance, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee, Northbank Towing, Inc.

BEFORE: FOIL, WHIPPLE and GUIDRY, JJ.

WHIPPLE, J.

This appeal arises out of a suit for damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law. Defendant, J. Ray McDermott, Inc., appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff, Kristian Nielsen, Jr. For the following reasons, we affirm as amended and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1995, Nielsen was employed as a diver by McDermott Underwater Services, a division of J. Ray McDermott, Inc.1

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