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HERNANDEZ v. BUNGE CORP.

No. 01-CA-1201.

814 So.2d 783 (2002)

Lazaro HERNANDEZ v. BUNGE CORPORATION, McKinney Towing, Inc., Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, Welcome Fleet & Barge Service, Inc., ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company, GHI Insurance Company and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Blake Jones, David C. Whitmore, Scheuermann and Jones, New Orleans, LA, and Joel T. Chiasson, Chiasson and Chiasson, Destrehan, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant (Lazaro Hernandez).

Wilton E. Bland, III, C. William Emory, Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees (McKinney Towing, Inc., McKinney Fleet & Barge Service, Inc. and Welcome Fleet & Barge Service, Inc.).

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, THOMAS F. DALEY, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.

SOL GOTHARD, Judge.

In this appeal, plaintiff, Lazaro Hernandez, seeks review of a trial court judgment dismissing his claims against defendant, McKinney Towing, Inc. (McKinney). For reasons that follow, we affirm.

This matter began when Hernandez filed a petition for damages he sustained while working as a deckhand. In his original petition, plaintiff asserted Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims against Bunge Corporation (Bunge) and McKinney. He also asserted...

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