As a final follow up on our previous posts (here and here) monitoring Meche v. Doucet’s progression through the court system, we report that on October 5, 2015, the United States Supreme Court denied writs. As previously reported, in Meche, 777 F.3d 237 (5th Cir. Jan. 22, 2015), the Fifth Circuit expanded
Earlier this year, the U.S. Fifth Circuit authored an opinion in Meche v. Doucet, 777 F.3d 237 (5th Cir. Jan. 22, 2015) that touched on important issues related to the McCorpen defense against a seaman’s claim for maintenance and cure. See McCorpen v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp., 396 F.2d 547 (5th Cir. 1968).