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SMITH v. U.S.

No. 91-4176.

980 F.2d 1379 (1993)

James D. and Wanda SMITH, Plaintiffs, Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc., Fourth Party Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff, Consolidated Industrial Skills Corp., Fourth Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Gordon Blalock, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellant.

Courtney Wilder Stanton, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellee.

Before KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, GODBOLD and OAKES, Senior Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:

The issue in this case is whether provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988), insulate the employer of a harbor worker from its obligation assumed pursuant to contract to indemnify a shipyard on account of a claim for injury sustained by the worker. This issue has been settled in other circuits but not in this circuit. We agree with the district court and the uniform...

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