LEWIS v. TRANSOCEAN TERMINAL OPERATORS

No. 2002-CA-0152.

834 So.2d 1180 (2002)

Denise LEWIS, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Child, Bryan Joseph Lewis; Joanna Jones, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Brinton Jones, and Britney Jones; Avona Dorsey, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, et al. v. TRANSOCEAN TERMINAL OPERATORS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Bernberg, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Kent B. Ryan, Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Memco Barge Line, Inc., et al.

Brien J. Fricke, Daniel E. Knowles, III, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Channel Shipyard of New Orleans, Inc.

(Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN and Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, Jr.).


JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is a wrongful death and survival action. The claims of the appellants, who are illegitimate children of the deceased, were dismissed upon exceptions of no right of action. For the reasons given below, we will reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Plaintiffs' decedent, Brian Walker, was a longshoreman. He drowned in a work-related accident on January 15, 2000. The plaintiffs-appellants, who are seven illegitimate minor...

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