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CLAY v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.

No. 87-3125 Summary Calendar.

828 F.2d 1103 (1987)

Jon CLAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Brent Towing Company, Inc., Capital Marine Service, Inc., Dow Chemical Company, Inc., Allied Chemical Company, Inc., Exxon Corporation, and Thibodaux Marine Service, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry E. Forst, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

E. Kim King, William J. Sommers, New Orleans, La., for Exxon Corp.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, La., for Allied Chemical Co.

Robert W. Morgan, Plaquemine, La., Dalles J. Pagel, Houston, Tex., for Dow Chemical Co.

Robert M. Contois, Jr., Charles E. Leche, New Orleans, La., for Union Carbide.

James F. Shuey, New Orleans, La., for Capital Marine.

C.J. Hebert, New Orleans, La., Joel J. Henderson, Greenville, Miss., for Brent Towing Co.

Lawrence E. Abbott, New Orleans, La., for Brent Towing and Thibodaux Marine.

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

The present lawsuit was initiated by plaintiff Jon Clay seeking recovery from the various defendants for personal injuries suffered as a result of inhaling chemical vapors while employed as a crew member aboard river pushboats that transported chemical barges on the inland waterways. After some discovery in the case, defendants moved for summary judgment dismissing Clay's claims as time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations...

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