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TODD SHIPYARDS CORP. v. HERCULES, INC.

No. 87-3616.

859 F.2d 1224 (1988)

TODD SHIPYARDS CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERCULES, INC., Ametek, Inc., Haveg Division, and the ABC Ins. Co., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen F. Campbell, G. Alex Weller, New Orleans, La., for Todd shipyards corp.

Benjamin R. Slater, Jr., Julie E. Rodrigue, New Orleans, La., for Hercules, Inc./Ametek, Inc.

Before WISDOM, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In 1984, Todd Shipyards Corporation brought suit against Ametek, Inc. for damages caused by fire in the instrument control (IC) room of the ship USCGC WESTWIND. Todd had contracted with the United States Coast Guard to make repairs to the vessel. To protect against fire when using a welding torch, Todd used a product called Siltemp, a thermal barrier cloth manufactured by the defendant. Siltemp has been widely used in the shipyard industry as an alternative...

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