GUIDRY v. ABC INS. CO.

16-61.

206 So.3d 378 (2016)

Ernest GUIDRY, et ux. v. ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Lane Roy , Jonathan A. Tweedy , BROWN SIMS PC, 1100 Poydras Street, 39th Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana 70163, (504) 569-1007, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Tanner Services, LLC

Blake R. David , J. Derek Aswell , Broussard & David, P. O. Box 3524, Lafayette, LA 70502-3524, (337) 233-2323, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF APPELLEE: Ernest L. Guidry, Stacey Guidry

Kenneth G. Engerrand , BROWN SIMS PC, 1177 W. Loop South, 10th Floor, Houston, TX 77027, (713) 629-1580, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPELLANT: Tanner Services, LLC

Court composed of Sylvia R. Cooks, John D. Saunders, and Marc T. Amy, Judges.


This maritime injury dispute arose from an accident wherein a welder was injured while working on a floating mat for a bulkhead construction project. The Plaintiff, who suffered injuries when a vibrating hammer hit him, brought claims under the Jones Act. The trial court found the Plaintiff to be a seaman under the Jones Act and awarded...

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