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GREEN v. VERMILION CORP.

No. 97-30782.

144 F.3d 332 (1998)

Sam GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VERMILION CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Tracy, New Iberia, LA, Lee A. Archer, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John Blackwell, Gibbens, Blackwell & Stevens, New Iberia, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WISDOM, JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We are called to interpret a heretofore unconstrued provision of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, viz., the "club/camp" exclusion delineated at 33 U.S.C. § 902(3)(B). Our reading of the statute and its legislative history compels us to conclude that Green falls into the category of employees for which Congress drafted the "club/ camp" exception. We AFFIRM...

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