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BOUDREAUX v. U.S.

Nos. 00-30705, 00-31358.

280 F.3d 461 (2002)

Carroll P. BOUDREAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America (U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration); Bay Ship Management Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Carroll P. Boudreaux, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Jay Ungar, George W. Byrne, Jr., Kristi Ann Post (argued), Ungar & Byrne, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Damon Craddock Miller (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This admiralty case involves a seaman's efforts to recover damages as well as maintenance and cure arising from an accident he suffered while aboard a ship. Although the district court awarded him damages, it reduced the damages award on the grounds that the seaman was comparatively negligent for the accident. Having awarded him damages, it denied his claim for maintenance and cure. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse...

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