United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff's tort claim for an injury which occurred on an oil platform is time-barred since federal maritime law applied of its own force, and thus provided the operative statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2006
• Published 02/16/2006

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas R. Edwards (argued), Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Edward S. Johnson (argued), Michael W. Mallory, Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.