Legal Opinion
Richard A. Reynolds v. Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1986No. 85-4193PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Richard Reynolds appeals from a decision granting summary judgment for the defendant. Because we find that Reynolds was covered by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, and because we find that the Act provides Reynolds’ exclusive remedy, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.
Richard Reynolds worked as a shipfitter for Litton Systems, Inc. (“Litton”) at the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. A contract between Litton and the United States Navy called for Litton to construct a ship, the USS Ticonderoga, and the…
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