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Family of Houma crewman presumed dead sues for $35 million in Seacor Power capsizing The family of a Houma crewman presumed dead after an oilfield boat capsized in a storm April 13 has joined others suing the Seacor Power's owner and other companies over the incident. Family members of 46-year-old Christopher Cooper Rozands filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $35 million in punitive and compensatory damages. A day earlier, the widow of the boat's captain, 63-year-old David Ledet of Thibodaux, filed a similar lawsuit seeking unspecified damages. In both c...

Lawsuit claims Seacor ordered captain to sail before oilfield boat capsized; company disputes claim Devin Bartolotta A lawsuit filed Wednesday claims Seacor ordered the captain of its oilfield liftboat to sail into a storm that caused it to capsize, killing at least six of the 19 people aboard.  A company official had previously disputed the claim, saying the final decision on whether the 234-foot Seacor Power would sail rested solely with captain David Ledet of Thibodaux. Yvette Ledet filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, seeking unspecified damages from Seacor Marine, Seacor Liftboat...