United States Fifth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim for negligence is reversed where a jury could determine that defendant was negligent for allowing an intoxicated deckhand, who cause plaintiff's injuries, to board defendant's vessel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2004
• Published 11/03/2004

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before BENAVIDES, STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott E. Silbert (argued), Silbert & Garon, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant., John B. Peuler, Anthony D'Alto (argued), Peuler & Ernst, New Orleans, LA, for Trans Atlas Boats Inc., Patrick J. McShane, Danica Colleen Benbow (argued), Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, LA, for Greater Lafourche Port Com'm.