Legal Opinion
Robert Lee Parker v. South Louisiana Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1976No. 75-2075PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This tort action raises a number of jurisdictional questions concerned primarily with the scope of federal judicial power to adjudicate maritime claims, particularly in view of the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (hereinafter referred to as the “LHWCA” or simply as “the Act”). 1 Robert Lee Parker filed this suit on August 27, 1974 to recover damages for physical injuries he suffered as a result of an accident that occurred approximately three weeks earlier. 2 Named as defendants in his complaint were Soloco Pipeline…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Insured Lloyd's, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Van Harville v. Johns-Manville Products Corp., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Third Party-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Yarway Corporation, Third Party-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Curtis Michael Richendollar, Cross-Appellant v. Diamond M Drilling Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee and Baker Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Douglas Crotwell and Alexandra Crotwell, His Wife v. Hockman-Lewis Limited, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- McLaurin v. Noble Drilling (U.S.), Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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