Legal Opinion
Ducrepont v. Baton Rouge Marine Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 14, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-358PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
Defendant’s Rule 41(b) motion for an involuntary dismissal squarely raises for the first time since their enactment the question of the applicability of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act’s 1984 Amendments to a Section 905(b) negligence action brought by an injured ship repairer against the employer-vessel owner. The Motion to Dismiss of Baton Rouge Marine Enterprises, Inc. is GRANTED. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). The 1984 Amendments to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act bar plaintiff’s negligence action under Section 5(b) of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- International Surplus Lines Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. Marsh & McLennan Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, and Marsh & McLennan Incorporated, a Virginia Corporation v. City of Richmond, a Municipal Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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