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MANDERSON v. CHET MORRISON CONTRACTORS, INC.

No. 10-31063.

666 F.3d 373 (2012)

Leon MANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. CHET MORRISON CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lawrence Ross (argued), Law Office of Mark L. Ross, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Robert S. Reich , Lawrence R. Plunkett, Jr. (argued), Reich, Album & Plunkett, L.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Leon Manderson challenges the denial of his claims under the Jones Act and general maritime law and of his costs; Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc. (CMC), challenges the amount Manderson was awarded for cure and his being awarded attorney's fees, including the amount. Primarily at issue are: the district court's application of the collateral-source rule in determining the amount of cure awarded Manderson; and the court's finding...

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