Legal Opinion
Thomas P. Recar v. Cng Producing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1988No. 87-3711PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
The district court determined that it had no subject matter jurisdiction over Thomas P. Recar’s action to recover damages for injuries he sustained on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico and dismissed his suit. We conclude that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act vests the court with jurisdiction over this action. Accordingly we reverse and remand.
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The appellant, Thomas P. Recar, was employed by Land & Offshore Company as a maintenance crew foreman. Recar and his crew had been engaged for some time in repairing and painting platforms that CNG…
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