Legal Opinion
Samuels v. Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1978No. 76-2129PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises two questions under the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901, et seq.: the sufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict in favor of an injured longshoreman who has sued the vessel aboard which he was working for negligence in accordance with the provisions of Section 905(b) of the Act under the standards set forth by us in detail in Gay v. Ocean Transport & Trading, Ltd., 5 Cir. 1977, 546 F.2d 1233; and, if the longshoreman recovers, whether the vessel may reduce the recovery by the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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