1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 542 So.2d
  5. 542 So.2d 640 (1989)
 

ORGERON v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 88-CA-895.

542 So.2d 640 (1989)

Chester J. ORGERON and His Wife, Connie E. Lynn Camus v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen J. Bradley, Michael R. Guidry, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Edward J. Koehl, Jr., Patrick H. Patrick, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and GOTHARD, JJ.

GOTHARD, Judge.

This appeal is from denial of a claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. Sec. 905(b).

The plaintiff, Chester J. Orgeron, Jr., was injured on September 9, 1983, when he fell between two "pontoons" or "work barges" in Avondale's Harvey Quick Repair Yard, in the Harvel Canal. He was employed as a ship repairman by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. and was working at night, standing on the larger of two abutting...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases