HOUSTON - A lawsuit against Helix Energy Solutions Group is alleging a man was injured when he fell while exiting from the bathroom to the bedroom.
Seeking more than $5 million in damages, Darrell Norman filed the suit on May 28 in Harris County District Court.
According to the lawsuit, on May 2, 2024, Norman was a borrowed employee on a Helix barge working as a rigger. A large step down was between the bathroom and his bedroom. He was exiting the bathroom and attempting to enter the bedroom, when his feet slipped out from under him and he fell.
Norman is alleging negligence, gross negligence and that the vessel was unseaworthy.
Attorney Marcus Spagnoletti of the Spagnoletti Law Firm represents him.
Case No. 2024-33456