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.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 16, 1987.
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.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
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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