Louisiana Oil Rig Worker Wins $1.01 Million For Helicopter Crash Injuries

Mealey's (November 12, 2018, 6:15 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Oct. 26 awarded $1.01 million to an oil rig worker who was injured when the helicopter he was in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, after a bench trial against defendants that included the helicopter and engine manufacturers (Marvin Peter Leblanc Jr., et al. v. Panther Helicopters Inc., et al., No. 14-1791, E.D. La.)....