Louisiana Court of Appeal May 13, 1998, No. 97-1688 (Gibbs v. Falcon Drilling Co.)

WOODARD, Judge.

Maximillian Gibbs (Gibbs) filed suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law against Falcon Drilling Company (Falcon) on March 9, 1995, for personal injuries he allegedly suffered while working on a jack-up rig in September 1993. More than two months later, Gibbs amended his petition, naming Thomas J. Landry & Associates, Inc.