AVONDALE IND., INC. v. INTERNATIONAL MARINE CARRIERS, INC.

No. 92-3556.

15 F.3d 489 (1994)

AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL MARINE CARRIERS, INC. and The United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. King, Richard Bertram, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrére & Denégre, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hugh Ramsay Straub, Michael M. Butterworth, New Orleans, LA, for International Marine Carriers, Inc., Terriberry, et al.

William T. Storz, David V. Hutchinson, James P. Jacobsen, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.

Before KING and JOLLY, Circuit Judges, and PARKER, District Judge.


ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge:

Avondale Industries Inc. (Avondale) brought a maritime tort and contract action against the United States and its vessel operator, International Marine Carriers, Inc. (IMC) for allision damages to Avondale shipyard property which occurred on November 18, 1989.

The United States counterclaimed against Avondale for damages suffered by the USNS BELLATRIX, the vessel involved in the allision, and for contractual indemnity on the...

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