United States Fifth Circuit

In a personal injury lawsuit, the district court erred when it entered judgment as a matter of law against plaintiff before he had completed the presentation of his case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2004
• Published 11/16/2004

Judges

• PRADO, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and KINKEADE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Edmon Cazalot, Jr., Law Offices of H. Edward Sherman, New Orleans, LA, for Echeverria., Rufus C. Harris, III, Alfred J. Rufty, III, Harris & Rufty, New Orleans, LA, for Chevron USA Inc., McCall Crewboats LLC and McCall Marine Services Inc., Miles Paul Clements, Cindy Teresa Matherne, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, LA, for Chiles Offshore Inc., Patrick Joseph Veters, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Production Management Inc.