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NEW v. ASSOCIATED PAINTING SERVICES, INC.

No. 87-3563.

863 F.2d 1205 (1989)

Harry B. NEW, Jr., and Celia New, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ASSOCIATED PAINTING SERVICES, INC., Sedco-Schlumberger Technology Corporation and Schlumberger Limited, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael X. St. Martin, David J. Shea, Houma, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Timothy F. Burr, New Orleans, La., David M. Vaughn, William E. Willard, Baton Rouge, La., for Sedco-Forex.

Gary M. Zwain, Lawrence J. Duplass, New Orleans, La., for Associated Painting.

Before THORNBERRY, RUBIN, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A sandblaster/painter foreman, injured while assigned by his land-based employer to work for a short period on a submersible drilling rig owned by an oil company, seeks damages from his employer and the vessel owner under the Jones Act,1 and from the vessel owner under the Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). We affirm the summary judgment on the Jones Act claim...

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