Legal Opinion
Eva Q. Jourdan, Widow of Elliot Jourdan, Deceased Employee v. Equitable Equipment Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1989No. 89-3125PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
I
Equitable Equipment Company (Equitable) appeals from a district court judgment enforcing a Supplemental Order of Default against Equitable for the payment of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA” or “Act”). 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950. Equitable contends that the district court erred in entering judgment because the requirements of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, section 18(a) of the LHWCA, 33 U.S.C. § 918(a), and due process were not satisfied. We affirm.
II
On June 6, 1985, Elliot Jourdan died of mesothelioma. His condition…
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