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DORSEY v. J. RAY McDERMOTT, INC.

No. 2003 CA 2264.

886 So.2d 482 (2004)

Kentrell DORSEY v. J. RAY MCDERMOTT, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, New Orleans, Mauri Agosta, Labadieville, for Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellee Kentrell Dorsey.

Patricia A. Krebs, Allan C. Crane, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee/Appellant J. Ray McDermott, Inc.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and GUIDRY, JJ.

CARTER, C.J.

The plaintiff, Kentrell Dorsey, brought suit against his employer, J. Ray McDermott, Inc. (McDermott), for injuries sustained offshore. Dorsey sought damages based on Jones Act negligence and the maritime doctrines of unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure.

The trial court signed a judgment on June 13, 2001, dismissing Dorsey's negligence and unseaworthiness claims, but ordering McDermott to pay Dorsey maintenance and cure until he reached maximum...

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