WALKER v. THE MANITOWOC COMPANY

CW 16-897 consolidated with CW 16-898, CA 18-221 & CA 18-223.

259 So.3d 465 (2018)

Matthew M. WALKER v. The MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., et al. Jim Lee Hankins v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin Glen Shaw , Walter Leger, Jr. , Walter Leger, III , Leger & Shaw, 512 East Boston Street, Covington, LA 70433, Telephone: (985) 809-6625, COUNSEL FOR: Plaintiffs/Respondents — Jim Lee Hankins and Matthew M. Walker.

Michael L. Barras , Oats & Marino, 100 East Vermilion Street — # 400, Lafayette, LA 70501, Telephone: (337) 233-1100, COUNSEL FOR: Plaintiffs/Respondents — Jim Lee Hankins and Matthew M. Walker.

Edward Paul Landry , Landry, Watkins, Repaske & Breaux, 211 East Main Street, New Iberia, LA 70560, Telephone: (337) 364-7626, COUNSEL FOR: Defendants/Applicants — Manitowoc Cranes, LLC, Westchester Fire Insurance Co., and The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Michael Thomas Pulaski , Keith W. McDaniel , McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, LLC, 195 Greenbriar Boulevard — Suite 200, Covington, LA 70433, Telephone: (504) 831-0946, COUNSEL FOR: Defendants/Applicants — Manitowoc Cranes, LLC, The Manitowoc Company, Inc., and Westchester Fire Insurance Co.

Kevin M. Young , Prichard Hawkins Young, LLP, 10101 Reunion Place — Suite 600, San Antonio, TX 78216, Telephone: (210) 477-7400, COUNSEL FOR: Defendants/Applicants — The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Westchester Fire Insurance Co., and Manitowoc Cranes, LLC.

Harry Joseph Philips, Jr. , L. Adam Thames , Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips L.L.P., 450 Laurel Street — 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, Telephone: (225) 387-3221, COUNSEL FOR: Defendants/Respondents — H & E Equipment Services, Inc. and Travelers Property and Casualty Company of America.

John Hatch Hughes , David J. Ayo , Allen & Gooch, P. O. Box 81129, Lafayette, LA 70598-1129, Telephone: (337) 291-1290, COUNSEL FOR: Intervenor/Respondent — Bayou Welding Works, LLC.

Dan Boudreaux , 9100 Bluebonnet Centre Boulevard — Suite 300, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, Telephone: (225) 293-7272, COUNSEL FOR: Intervenor/Respondent — Liberty Mutual Insurance Corporation.

Jake P. Skaggs , Cozen And O'Connor, Lyondell Bassell Tower, 1221 McKinney — Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77010, Telephone: (832) 214-3900, COUNSEL FOR: Intervenor/Respondent — Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty Company.

Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Phyllis M. Keaty, and Candyce G. Perret, Judges.


Plaintiffs, Matthew M. Walker and Jim Lee Hankins, filed separate suits seeking damages for personal injuries they sustained as a result of a worksite accident involving the alleged failure of a Manitowoc model 888 crane (crane) to hold the load upon which Plaintiffs stood, causing Plaintiffs to drop to the ground. Through...

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