United States Fifth Circuit

Court dismissed plaintiff's Jones Act claim on the basis that she was not a seamen because the floating casino on which she worked was not a vessel due to the fact it was securely moored during gaming activity, and served no transportation function.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/08/2004
• Published 07/08/2004

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, PRADO and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric Michael Daigle (argued), Law Office of Eric M. Daigle, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter Brooks Sloss, James M. Jacobs (argued), Murphy, Rogers & Sloss, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.