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BROWN v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 92-CA-758.

612 So.2d 315 (1993)

Thomas P. BROWN, et al. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Granted April 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phelps Dunbar, William H. Howard III, Raymond J. Pajares, Mark E. Young, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Phillip T. Hager, Metairie, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Before KLIEBERT, GAUDIN and CANNELLA, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Appellant is Thomas P. Brown,1 who was injured on April 6, 1989 while working on a vessel under construction at Avondale Industries. At the time, Brown was employed by SECO Industries, Inc. as an electrician.

At issue in this case is whether Brown can receive benefits pursuant to the federal Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and at the same time maintain an action in tort against Avondale, his statutory...

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