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GRIFFIS v. GULF COAST PRE-STRESS CO., INC.

No. 87-3844.

850 F.2d 1090 (1988)

Jennifer GRIFFIS, wife of/and Leon H. Griffis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GULF COAST PRE-STRESS CO., INC. and American Cable Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy K. Lamy, Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy & Foley, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John M. Sartin, Jr., Russell M. Cornelius, Cornelius, Sartin & Murphy, New Orleans, La., for Gulf Coast Pre-Stress Co.

Edward A. Rodrigue, Jr., Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, La., for American Cable Co.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this appeal we have been asked to determine whether the district court erred in dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Finding that no independent federal cause of action is contemplated in § 5(a) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(a), we affirm.

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Leon Griffis allegedly was injured while working on the original construction of two cement barges...

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