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GAAR v. QUIRK

No. 95-30954 Summary Calendar.

86 F.3d 451 (1996)

Dr. J. Frazer GAAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerard QUIRK and Rose Quirk, Defendant-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Wayne Judice, Michael W. Adley, Judice, Hill & Adley, Lafayette, LA, for J. Frazier Gaar, plaintiff-appellee.

Joseph R. Joy, III, Lafayette, LA, for defendants-appellants.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

BACKGROUND

In 1993, the defendant/appellant, Gerard Quirk,1 allegedly suffered an injury while working as a pipe-fitter for Seawolf Services. Quirk filed for compensation for these injuries under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).2 A doctor selected by Quirk and one chosen by his employer's LHWCA insurance carrier each examined Quirk and reached opposite...

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