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EDYNAK v. ATLANTIC SHIPPING INC. CIE. CHAMBON

No. 76-2293.

562 F.2d 215 (1977)

Stephen EDYNAK v. ATLANTIC SHIPPING INC. CIE. CHAMBON MACLOVIA S. A. v. ALLIED CHEMICAL COMPANY, Atlantic Shipping, Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Craven, Marshall, Dennehey & Warner, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Avram G. Adler, Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, ROSENN, Circuit Judge, and MEANOR, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

When Congress enacted the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1972 and thereby abolished the longshoreman's suit for unseaworthiness,1 it hoped to reduce the litigation arising from longshoremen's personal injuries and to effect a saving of judicial resources.2 The experience of this court indicates that, for two reasons, Congress...

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