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ROBERTSON v. ARCO OIL AND GAS CO.

Civ. A. No. 89-2088.

766 F.Supp. 535 (1991)

Robert Terry ROBERTSON and Tami Robertson, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Child, Teiea Paul Robertson v. ARCO OIL AND GAS COMPANY and Point Marine, Inc.

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

May 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, La., William Henry Sanders, Jena, La., for plaintiffs.

John K. Leach, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., Bert M. Cass, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for defendants.

Mark John Spansel, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., for Helmerich & Payne Intern. Drilling Co. and National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

In this admiralty case, the court reconsiders the vitality and applicability of its holding in Kelly v. T.L. James Co., 603 F.Supp. 390 (W.D.La.1985), that a child of an injured seaman possesses a cause of action under the general maritime law for loss of the seaman/parent's consortium. Because subsequent jurisprudence has eroded the principles underlying Kelly, the court...

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