WOODS v. MARINE TRANSP. SERVICES, INC.

No. 2003-CA-1830.

871 So.2d 472 (2004)

Randall D. WOODS v. MARINE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. OF FLORIDA and ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Ballay, Adrian A. Colon, Jr., Ballay, Braud & Colon, Belle Chasse, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Randall D. Woods.

J. Fredrick Kessenich, Louis G. Spencer, Emmett, Cobb, Waits & Kessenich, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Marine, Transportation Services, Inc.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, J., Judge LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR.)


LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge.

This case involves an appeal by the defendant, Marine Transportation Services, Inc. ("MTS"), in a maritime personal injury case. MTS is appealing the trial court's denial of its exception of improper venue.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The plaintiff, Randall D. Woods, was injured aboard the M/V LORI D, an offshore crew and cargo boat, when the vessel encountered rough seas while en route to a drilling...

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