Legal Opinion
Orgeron v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 12, 1989No. 88-CA-895PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOTHARD, Judge.
This appeal is from denial of a claim under, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. Sec. 905(b).
The plaintiff, Chester J. Orgeron, Jr., was injured on September 9,1983, when he fell between two “pontoons” or “work barges” in Avondale’s Harvey Quick Repair Yard, in the Harvel Canal. He was employed as a ship repairman by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. and was working at night, standing on the larger of two abutting pontoons that were tied up and being used as a work platform under the stem of a ship. Unaware that the pontoons had separated, he stepped…
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- Robert Bernard v. Binnings Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Orgeron v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Orgeron v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Orgeron v. Avondale Shipyards Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989