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GASPARD v. TAYLOR DIVING & SALVAGE CO., INC.

No. 78-1299.

649 F.2d 372 (1981)

Paul J. GASPARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TAYLOR DIVING & SALVAGE CO., INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Frederick J. Gisevius, Jr., Frederick J. Gisevius, Jr., Dennis L. Rousseau, Jane M. Gisevius, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christovich & Kearney, William K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

While employed as a diver for the Taylor Diving & Salvage Company, Paul Gaspard developed osteonecrosis or bone rot in his shoulder joints, a painful and permanent condition that will forever prevent him from diving professionally. When the condition was finally diagnosed in March 1973, Taylor took Gaspard off its diving rolls, but continued to employ him as a diving supervisor until May 1974, when Gaspard decided to leave the company...

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