KOCH v. U.S.

No. 15-30811.

857 F.3d 267 (2017)

Ricky KOCH; Susan Koch, Plaintiffs-Appellees. American Interstate Insurance Company, Intervenor v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Abramson , Ian Fitzgerald Taylor , Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Henry Harvey LeBas , LeBas Law Offices, A.P.L.C., Lafayette, LA, for Intervenor.

Matthew Miles Collette , Steve I. Frank , Malinda Lawrence , Trial Attorney, Peter Glenn Myer , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, DENNIS, PRADO, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Ricky Koch fell and suffered personal injuries while aboard the S.S. Altair, a public vessel owned by the United States and operated by its agents. Koch, a 54 year-old foreman and employee of Economy Iron Works, was inspecting the vessel in connection with his employer's bidding on repair work on...

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