BROOKS v. RAYMOND DUGAT CO. L C

No. 02-40564.

336 F.3d 360 (2003)

Frank BROOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYMOND DUGAT COMPANY L C, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Clifton Gordon (argued), Huseman & Pletcher, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher Andrew Lowrance (argued), Nicholas Arthur Parma, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and LITTLE, District Judge.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge.

On May 1, 2001, Appellant Frank Brooks ("Brooks") brought suit against Appellee Raymond Dugat Company L C, ("Dugat"), claiming a cause of action for maintenance and cure under the General Maritime Law for a slip and fall he suffered on the M/V AMANDA on June 2, 1998. Brooks had filed a similar suit, including a claim for maintenance and cure, against Dugat in May of 2000 but voluntarily moved to dismiss all of his claims with prejudice. The...

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