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MAY v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING CO.

No. 85-4325.

786 F.2d 1261 (1986)

Terry MAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lampton O. Williams, Joe H. Montgomery, Williams, Williams & Montgomery, Poplarville, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Karl Wiesenburg, Wiesenburg & Reed, William F. Jordan, Pascagoula, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, ALVIN B. RUBIN, and E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The issue to be resolved in this case is whether a shipyard worker injured on dry land can recover under the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), which accords a tort remedy to persons sustaining injuries "caused by the negligence of a vessel."1 We hold that this statutory provision does not create a new federal tort but merely recognizes the continued, albeit narrowed...

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