Legal Opinion
Edward L. Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of Litton Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1984No. 82-4361PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
In this declaratory judgment action we are asked to determine whether a shipyard employer, self-insured under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. (“LHWCA” or the “Act”), which has paid LHWCA compensation to employees contracting asbestosis during their employment, has an “independent” cause of action, of the character recognized in Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co., 394 U.S. 404, 89 S.Ct. 1144, 22 L.Ed.2d 371 (1969), against a manufacturer of asbestos containing products used in the shipyard, for the…
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