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ATES v. MALLARD BAY DRILLING, INC.

No. 01-0836.

801 So.2d 653 (2001)

Mack ATES v. MALLARD BAY DRILLING, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick T. Haas III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Mack Ates.

Patrick J. Veters, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DeCUIR, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

DECUIR, Judge.

Mack Ates sued his employer, Mallard Bay Drilling, under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general maritime law after sustaining injuries aboard a vessel on which he was working. The trial judge granted judgment in favor of Ates on both causes of action and awarded damages totaling $797,254.24. Both parties have appealed. We affirm the judgment rendered below.

FACTS

Ates was employed by Mallard as a rig mechanic. He was...

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