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DUPLANTIS v. ZIGLER SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 81-3802. Summary Calendar.

692 F.2d 372 (1982)

Sarah DUPLANTIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees, v. ZIGLER SHIPYARDS, INC., et al., Defendants, Triangle Shifting and Fleeting, Inc., Cross-Claimant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George & George, Ltd., James A. George, Baton Rouge, La., for Duplantis, Charles & Smith.

Cline, Miller & Richard, Larry T. Richard, Rayne, La., for Bertha Broussard.

Plauche, Smith, Hebert & Nieset, James R. Nieset, Lake Charles, La., for Triangle Shifting & Fleeting.

Before BROWN, RUBIN and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Three employees of Zigler Shipyards perished and several others were injured in a tragic explosion aboard a tank barge brought to Zigler for repairs. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Triangle Shifting and Fleeting Co., the barge owner, on the basis that, under the circumstances, Triangle had not violated any duty of care imposed on a vessel owner by § 905(b) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. 33 U.S...

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