VILLANUEVA v. CNA INS. COMPANIES

No. 88-3692 Summary Calendar.

868 F.2d 684 (1989)

Francisco VILLANUEVA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES, Intervenor-Appellee, Shell Offshore, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Schoenberger, Alfred L. Hansen, Schoenberger & Hansen, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lance S. Ostendorf, Kathleen K. Charvet, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, La., for CNA Ins. and SHRM Catering.

William L. Brockman, New Orleans, La., for Shell Offshore, Inc.

Before POLITZ, KING, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Francisco Villanueva worked for SHRM Catering Services, Inc. ("SHRM"), aboard an offshore platform owned by Shell Offshore Inc. ("Shell"). He was injured during the course of his employment when a railing he was using to climb stairs gave way. Villanueva filed a third-party complaint against Shell and then, through his attorney, agreed to settle the claim for $18,000. Shell sent Villanueva a letter memorializing the agreement, which...

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