Legal Opinion
Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Ma-Ju Marine Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1987No. 85-3661PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This case is a maritime personal injury action by appellee-cross-appellant Dorothy Lyons (Lyons) against her employer, appellant-cross-appellee Kerr-McGee Corporation (Kerr-McGee), and appellee Ma-Ju Marine Services, Inc. (Ma-Ju), the owner and operator of the vessel on which Lyons was injured while it was under time-charter to Kerr-McGee. Lyons sought recovery from Ma-Ju and Kerr-McGee under section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), and against Kerr-McGee also under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. The district court…
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