A man has sued a marine transport company in federal court, saying he was injured while working on a vessel.
Johnathon Dardar of Lafourche Parish filed his lawsuit October 26 in federal court against Dupre Marine Transportation.
According to the complaint, Dardar was working aboard the Parker James as a seaman on Nov. 11, 2022.
"The Captain jerked the vessel causing the vessel’s tie-off lines to pinch his hands against a bollard of the vessel in an unsafe manner while working on the Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas.," the lawsuit claims. "As a result of the negligence of defendant, plaintiff suffered severe injuries, including
seven broken fingers which ultimately required that two fingers be amputated on his dominant hand."
As a result of the injuries, Dardar has suffered lost wages and benefits, "loss of earning capacity, permanent physical disability, disfigurement and scarring, has suffered severe mental pain and anguish and severe physical pain and anguish, loss of bodily
function, and loss of quality of life," the suit says.
He seeks unspecified monetary damages plus attorney fees.
Dardar is represented by Michael D. Letourneau, Ashlee L. Adams, Richard Chopin and Justin Chopin of Chopin Law Firm.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana case number 2:23-cv-06540