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McBride v. Estis Well Service, L.L.C.
Citation:
768 F.3d 382, 2014 AMC 2409 (2014)Facts
The case arose from an accident aboard Estis Rig 23, a barge supporting a truck-mounted drilling rig operating in Bayou Sorrell, Louisiana. While crew members were attempting to straighten the monkey board (catwalk extending from the derrick), the derrick pipe shifted, causing the rig and truck to topple over. Skye Sonnier was fatally pinned between the derrick and mud tank, while three others (Touchet, Suire, and Bourque) were injured. Estis Well Service owned and operated the rig and employed all the crew members. Haleigh McBride, representing Sonnier’s estate and minor child, along with the injured seamen, filed suit against Estis, alleging unseaworthiness under general maritime law and negligence under the Jones Act. They sought both compensatory and punitive damages. Estis moved to dismiss the punitive damages claims, arguing they were unavailable as a matter of law for these types of maritime claims.
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