LEFLER v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO., INC.

No. 85-3340.

785 F.2d 1341 (1986)

John LEFLER, Plaintiff, v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULFCOAST CATERING, INC., Defendant-Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.K. Christovich, Michael M. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for defendant-third party plaintiff-appellant.

Wood Brown, III, Shelly Hammond Provosty, New Orleans, La., for defendant-third party defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RUBIN and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether it is federal maritime law or Louisiana law that governs a cross-claim for indemnification arising out of injuries sustained by a seaman employed on the Outer Continental Shelf of Louisiana. For the reasons assigned below we reverse the judgment of the district court and hold that federal maritime law governs this claim.

FACTS

In December 1982, Gulfcoast Catering, Inc. (Gulfcoast...

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