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Loose v. Offshore Navigation
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
670 F.2d 493 (1982)
- Written by Daniel Clark, JD
Facts
Trevor Loose (plaintiff) was injured while disembarking from a ship. Loose was an employee of Deep Sea Explorer (Deep Sea) (defendant). Loose sued his employer under the Jones Act in district court. The district court did not instruct the jury to perform a comparative-fault analysis with respect to Deep Sea and the vessel owner to determine each party’s respective share of the blame for Loose’s injuries. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit used the case as an opportunity to clarify how a recent United States Supreme Court case on comparative fault would apply in the circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rubin, J.)
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