Legal Opinion
Kathy L. Joiner, Etc. v. Diamond M Drilling Co. And Halliburton Company, and Third-Party v. Dr. C. Babson Fresh, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 7, 1982No. 80-3896PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
These appeals arise from the offshore injury and subsequent onshore death of a seaman. Federal litigation in this case began when the seaman’s widow brought two damage actions in district court; one suit was filed against the decedent’s maritime employer and another claim was lodged against the manufacturer of allegedly defective shipboard equipment. Each of these “maritime” defendants in turn brought third-party claims for contribution and indemnity against a Louisiana physician whose alleged onshore medical malpractice was said to have ultimately caused the seaman’s…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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- L.A. Draper & Son v. Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc., a Corporation Hessco Industrial Supply, Inc., a Corporation Fred Z. Hester, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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