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NAQUIN v. ELEVATING BOATS, L.L.C.

No. 12-31258.

744 F.3d 927 (2014)

Larry NAQUIN, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee v. ELEVATING BOATS, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy John Young, Esq. , Young Firm, New Orleans, LA, John Peyton Randolph, II , Law Offices of J. Peyton Randolph, II, Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee Larry Naquin, Sr.

Foster P. Nash, III , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Jonathan Holden Adams, Esq. , Attorney, Laurence Edward Best , Koeppel Traylor , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant ELEVATING BOATS, L.L.C.

Before DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges, and MILAZZO, District Judge.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Elevating Boats, LLC ("EBI") employed Plaintiff-Appellee Larry Naquin, Sr. ("Naquin") as a vessel repair supervisor at its shipyard facility in Houma, Louisiana. After Naquin was severely injured in an accident in the shipyard, a jury found that EBI was negligent, found that Naquin qualified for seaman status, and awarded him money damages under the Jones Act. Because the evidence supports the jury's determination...

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