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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