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HEAVIN v. MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCING SOUTHEAST, INC.

No. 89-3415.

913 F.2d 178 (1990)

Chris HEAVIN and Kim Heavin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Intervenor-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCING SOUTHEAST, INC., and Exxon Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. McKearn, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert S. Reich, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for Chevron, U.S.A.

George B. Jurgens, III and Marion L. Fagan, Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Chris Heavin appeals the district court's take-nothing judgment rendered in favor of the defendants on their motion for summary judgment asserting tort immunity under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). We affirm.

I.

Chris Heavin was injured when he fell through a hole in the deck of an offshore platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., operated the platform under...

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