Baysal D. Riddle v. Exxon Transportation Company

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, a welder employed by the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Shipyard) was injured in a fire and gas explosion on the EXXON BANGOR while that vessel was undergoing repairs performed by the Shipyard under a contract with the vessel’s owner, the defendant Exxon Transportation Company. He sued the shipowner for damages under the terms of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.1 Following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant shipowner, the plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.

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The Shipyard and…