The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a moored riverboat casino is not a "vessel" for purposes of general maritime law.
Case: Caldwell v. St. Charles Gaming Co., No. 2019-CC-1238, 01/29/2020, published.
Facts: Don Caldwell worked for the St. Charles Gaming Co. aboard the Grand Palais Casino, a riverboat moored in Lake Charles.
The Grand Palais has been attached to the shore by nylon lines and steel cables at its current location since March 2001. It receives electricity, water, telephone, sewage, cable television and internet services through shore-side utility lines that ha...
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