Legal Opinion
Bourgeois v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-60608PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Background
On May 13, 1973, Robert A. Bourgeois (“Bourgeois”), appellant, was employed at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (“Avondale”) when he fell into a barge and, among other things, broke his left wrist. At that time, he was earning $229.90 per week and was paid a weekly Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”) 1 benefit of $153.27 for work he missed. Bourgeois returned to work shortly after the incident and worked continuously for ten years until May of 1983 when he was diagnosed with a bone cyst at the site where it was previously injured.
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