United States Fifth Circuit

In a suit arising from injuries plaintiff sustained while working as a seaman aboard a vessel owned and operated by defendant, an order denying maintenance and cure and apportioning fault equally between the parties is affirmed, but an award of past medical expenses and a denial of prejudgment interest are vacated and remanded where the district court failed to provide sufficiently specific reasons to allow review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2006
• Published 11/10/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges, and MARTINEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• W. Patrick Klotz, Jr., Klotz & Early, New Orleans, LA, for Jauch., Richard A. Cozad, McAlpine & Cozad, New Orleans, LA, for Nautical Services.