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TRAN v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 95-CA-542.

665 So.2d 507 (1995)

Tho Thi TRAN, wife of decedent Thuc Nguyen, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Shannon Mary Nguyen, Phuongtham Thi Nguyen, Mongthuong Nguyen and Mongtuyen Nguyen v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Smith, Jr., Pham, Smith & Associates, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Tho Thi Tran, et al.

Richard S. Vale, Blue, Williams, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee, Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

Before BOWES, DUFRENSE and CANNELLA, JJ.

BOWES, Judge.

Tho Thi Tran, wife of the decedent Thuc Nguyen, appeals a judgment by the Office of Worker's Compensation in favor of Avondale Shipyards, denying appellant's claim for dependents death benefits under the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act. We reverse.

FACTS

Thuc Nguyen began working for defendant Avondale Shipyards, Inc. ("Avondale") in 1976. On December 12, 1985, while in the course and scope of his employment, he suffered...

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