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LANDRY v. OCEANIC CONTRACTORS, INC.

No. 83-3131.

731 F.2d 299 (1984)

Barnabus Abel LANDRY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. OCEANIC CONTRACTORS, INC., (McDermott International, Inc.,) and Insurance Company of North America, Defendants Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees, v. TIDEX INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Third Party Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lugenbuhl, Larzelere & Ellefson, Vance E. Ellefson, New Orleans, La., for Oceanic.

Gelpi, Sullivan, Carroll & LaBorde, Cliffe F. LaBorde, Gerald T. Gelpi, New Orleans, La., for Tidex International, Inc. and Pental Ins. Co., Ltd.

Before GEE, RANDALL and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Barnabus A. Landry brought this suit based on the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1976), and general maritime law to recover for injuries suffered while he was working on an oil production platform in the Arabian Gulf. During trial, Landry entered into a settlement for $2,500,000 with the defendants: his employer, Oceanic Contractors, Inc. ("Oceanic") and the owner of the vessel on which he was injured, Tidex International, Inc. ("Tidex"). Oceanic...

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