JONES v. HOWARD McCALL, INC.

No. CA 12-558.

105 So.3d 810 (2012)

Paul JONES v. HOWARD McCALL, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Joseph Killeen Jr. , Robert C. Stern , Killeen & Stern, PC, Houston, TX, for Defendant/Appellant, ABCCO Services, Inc.

David C. Whitmore , Lawrence Blake Jones , Scheuermann & Jones, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Paul Jones.

J. Rock Palermo, III , Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Cameron Charter Vessels, Inc., Howard McCall, Inc.

Matthew R. Richards , Johnson, Rahman & Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


PETERS, J.

This litigation arises from an accident which occurred onboard the vessel M/V Howard McCall. A jury determined that the plaintiff, Paul Jones, was a Jones Act seaman and awarded him maintenance and cure benefits. The defendant, ABCCO Services, Inc. (ABCCO), perfected this appeal, raising two assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment in all respects.

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