Legal Opinion
Manuel v. Cameron Offshore Boats, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1997No. 95-30974PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge.
Craig Manuel appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) negligence claim. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
Background
Manuel was an employee of Harrington Enterprises, Inc., a sandblasting and painting firm. In September 1990 Harrington was under contract to Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Company to perform work on a fixed platform on the outer continental shelf.
On September 18 Manuel and several other employees were working aboard the M/V DAVIS McCALL III, a vessel owned and operated by Cameron Offshore Boats. Manuel was responsible for operating and…
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