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PSARIANOS v. STANDARD MARINE, LTD., INC.

No. 92-4486.

12 F.3d 461 (1994)

Jane Alice PSARIANOS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STANDARD MARINE, LTD., INC., et al., Defendants. EAGLE TRANSPORT, LTD., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED KINGDOM MUTUAL STEAMSHIP ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA), LIMITED, a/k/a United Kingdom P & I Club, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. John Caskey, Thomas Peterson, Baton Rouge, LA, Benton Musslewhite, Patrick Barrett, Houston, TX, for appellants.

Jack L. Allbritton, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge, and PICKERING, District Judge.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We hold that the victims of an accident on the high seas lack the requisite special relationship to proceed directly against the insurer of the parties at fault for causing the accident.

I.

The M/V Thomas K sank in international waters on February 1, 1984. Plaintiffs, the surviving crew members and the survivors of the deceased crew members, brought personal injury and wrongful death actions in the United States...

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