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ESPADRON v. BAKER-HUGHES, INC.

No. 97-CA-1951.

714 So.2d 60 (1998)

Richie E. ESPADRON v. BAKER-HUGHES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre' G. Bourgeois, Alan P. McGlynn, Navratil, Hardy & Bourgeois, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff/Appellant Richie E. Espadron.

William H. Eckert, Law Offices of Ungarino & Eckert, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee Baker-Hughes, Inteq, A Division of Baker-Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., ARMSTRONG, J., and GULOTTA, J. Pro Tem.

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is a maritime workplace personal injury action. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the defendant. Ultimately, the plaintiff's motion for new trial was denied, based upon the borrowed servant defense and the exclusive remedy provisions of the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905. We affirm.

The following facts are undisputed. Plaintiff Richie E. Espadron...

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