Cass and Hale Obtain Jones Act Victory
October 7, 2010
New Orleans, LA
– Bert Cass and Paul Hale obtained a defense judgment in a Jones Act case in which their client was sued for damages due to a severe hand injury requiring seven surgeries. The plaintiff, a tugboat captain, injured his right hand when he slipped and fell aboard the defendant's vessel. He claimed that his accident was caused because his employer was negligent and the vessel unseaworthy; however, Messrs. Cass and Hale argued that the accident was the plaintiff's sole fault. Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., agreed with the defense and the plaintiff was denied any damages.
Amos Chauvin v. Antill Pipeline Construction Company, et al., USDC EDLA #09-5923 "K" (2).
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