SHARP v. JOHNSON BROS. CORP.

No. 91-3690.

973 F.2d 423 (1992)

Ernest D. SHARP, Plaintiff-Appellant, Wausau Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant, v. JOHNSON BROTHERS CORPORATION, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., and Centennial Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Guilbeau, Sutherland, Juge, Horack & Dwyer, New Orleans, La., for Wausau Ins. Co.

Kevin A. Galatas, New Orleans, La., for Ernest D. Sharp.

Michael John Maginnis, Timothy P. Hurley, Maginnis & Picou, New Orleans, La., for Johnson Bros. Corp. and St. Paul Fire.

Daniel Edward Knowles, III, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, La., for St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Richard D. Bertram, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, New Orleans, La., for Centennial Ins. Co.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 10, 1992.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Ernest D. Sharp, an employee of Johnson Brothers Corporation ("Johnson Brothers"), was injured while performing bridge repair work and filed suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and a claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. He eventually reached a settlement with Johnson Brothers and its...

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