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BAUM v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING CO.

Civ. A. No. 82-2927.

612 F.Supp. 1555 (1985)

Vernon Gene BAUM and Pamela Baum v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

July 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Broussard, Bolton & Halcomb, Roy S. Halcomb, Jr., Alexandria, La., for plaintiffs.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Bert M. Cass, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant.

OPINION

NAUMAN S. SCOTT, District Judge.

The Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness claims were decided by jury on May 2, 1985. Although the jury awarded prejudgment interest at the rate of 1% to Vernon Gene Baum (Baum), the jury did not find that Rig No. 70, owned by Transworld Drilling Company (Transworld), was unseaworthy. Therefore, prejudgment interest cannot be awarded in this case. The issue now before the Court is: What amounts for maintenance...

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