Larry J. Stephens and Charlene Stephens v. Witco Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Larry Stephens (“Stephens”) and his wife Charlene Stephens appeal the summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant Witco Corporation (“Witco”). We reverse and remand to the district court.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 1, 1996, Stephens was seriously injured in an explosion and fire while he was supervising a crew engaged in replacing a steel bar joist in an epoxy tank at a Louisiana chemical plant owned and operated by Witco. Stephens was employed by Mundy Contract Maintenance (“Mundy”) at the time of the accident and was assigned to…
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