Donald Billizon, and Danos & Curole Marine Contractors, Inc. And the Gray Insurance Company, Intervenors-Appellants v. Conoco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Donald Billizon sued Conoco, Inc. to recover damages for injuries he suffered while working on an offshore platform operated by Conoco. At the time of his accident, Billizon was employed by Danos & Curóle Marine Contractors, Inc. (D & C), which supplies workers to oil and gas producers. D & C had assigned Billizon to work for Conoco as a pumper. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Conoco on the ground that Billizon was Conoco’s “borrowed employee” — granting Conoco tort immunity under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §…
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