MORRIS v. COMPAGNIE MARITIME DES CHARGEURS REUNIS

No. 86-2776.

832 F.2d 67 (1987)

Robert C. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc., and Insurance Company of North America, Intervenors-Appellees, v. COMPAGNIE MARITIME DES CHARGEURS REUNIS, S.A., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Forney, Jr., Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney, Houston, Tex., for Compagnie Maritime Des Chargeurs Reunis, S.A.

Philip B. Dye, Jr., King Waters, Marie R. Yeates, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., for intervenors — Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc, & Ins. Co. of North America.

M. Jackson Tabor, Houston, Tex., for Robert C. Morris.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE, RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Invoking § 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA),1 longshoreman Robert Morris sued to recover damages for injuries he sustained while loading cargo on a ship owned by Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Reunis. Morris's employer, Cooper Stevedoring Company, and its insurer intervened to recover the compensation and medical benefits...

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