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CAGLE v. HARRAH'S LAKE CHARLES, L.L.C.

No. 2007-653.

974 So.2d 34 (2007)

Dione CAGLE v. HARRAH'S LAKE CHARLES, L.L.C. and/or Players Lake Charles, L.L.C.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex D. Townsley, The Townsley Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Dione Cagle.

J. Mac Morgan, Law Office of J. Mac Morgan, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Dione Cagle.

James B. Doyle, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants-Appellants, Harrah's Lake Charles and/or Players Lake Charles, L.L.C.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS and BILLY H. EZELL, Judges.

COOKS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Dione Cagle, was employed by Harrah's Lake Charles as a slot machine technician aboard the M/V Players III casino riverboat. On November 5, 2000, Ms. Cagle reported to the Player's Security Office that she slipped and fell on the stairs of the third deck of the riverboat. Ms. Cagle filed suit on April 30, 2002, alleging her status as a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 App.U.S.C. § 688, and asserting claims for negligence and unseaworthiness...

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