Legal Opinion
Jason Grab v. Boh Brothers Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2013No. 11-30606, 11-30999UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-Appellees are two ironworkers who were severely injured in the course of the reconstruction of the Interstate-10 twin span bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. The appellees performed part of their work from a derrick barge, the BIG MAC, and part of their work from the bridge structure. The district court determined one employee to be a seaman on summary judgment, and determined the other employee to be a seaman after a bench trial. Because the record supports the district court’s conclusion that the ap-pellees contributed to the mission of the BIG MAC and had a connection…
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