Legal Opinion
Smallwood v. American Trading & Transportation Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 9, 1993No. C-92-0869 MHPPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Doris Smallwood and Marla Gladney-Smallwood, .on behalf of various alleged heirs and dependents, bring this action for the alleged wrongful death of Lloyd C. Smallwood. Mr. Smallwood was a professional welder who ignited a high pressure hydraulic gas line while working on an oil tanker and died in the ensuing fire. Plaintiffs bring this action under the general maritime law as modified by section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA” or, “the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), against the owner of the oil tanker, defendant,…
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