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COAR v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO.

No. 93-3182.

19 F.3d 247 (1994)

Roosevelt E. COAR, Sr., Administrator of the Estate of the minor child, Brian C. Coar, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Charboneau, David L. Haik, Metairie, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth H. Laborde, Gary Hebert, Pulaski, Gieger & Laborde, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARTZ, District Judge.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The father of a boy who witnessed an airplane crash sued the airline's liability insurer under Louisiana's direct action statute. The district court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1334 because it related to the tortfeasor's pending bankruptcy case. The father appeals the jurisdictional ruling and the amount of damages awarded. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Roosevelt Coar, Sr., acting on...

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