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JONES v. COOPER T. SMITH STEVEDORING CO., INC.

No. 09-30441. Summary Calendar.

JOHN JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOPER T. SMITH STEVEDORING CO., INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed: November 17, 2009.

PER CURIAM.*

John Jones appeals the district court's dismissal of his claim under § 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). We affirm.

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This lawsuit arises out of injuries Jones sustained while working for Cooper T. Stevedoring Co., Inc. (Cooper) as a longshoreman in the hold of a cargo barge in the Mississippi River. The cargo barge was moored to a crane barge, the DENISE M, owned...

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