Legal Opinion
Mrs. Larry Lynwood Ledoux v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1980No. 77-3454PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The survivors of the pilot of a helicopter, killed in a crash at sea, suffered dismissal of their action for damages on the grounds that the Workmen’s Compensation laws of Louisiana provided the exclusive remedy. Because of intervening decisions, we reverse.
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., v. City of Cleveland, Ohio, 409 U.S. 249, 93 S.Ct. 493, 34 L.Ed.2d 454 (1972), established that the crash of a land-based aircraft on a flight between points within the continental United States could not invoke admiralty jurisdiction merely because the plane crashed in navigable waters. The Court held that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Carolyn Harris Thibodaux, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor Children, Etc. v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1973
- Mrs. Francis Nell Higginbotham, Admx., Etc., of Marshall K. Higginbotham, Deceased, Etc., Cross-Appellants v. Mobil Oil Corporation, Cross-Appellees. Mrs. Wanda Moore Long, Admx. Of the Estate of Deceased Joseph C. Long, Jr., Etc. v. Bell Helicopter Co., Etc., Jeanette Leblanc Nation, Personal Representative for Ella Menard Nation and Roy Glen Nation v. Textron Industries, Inc., Etc., Mrs. Arline J. Shinn, Individually, Etc. v. Mobil Oil Corporation and Bell HelicopterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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- Comind, Companhia De Seguros v. Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1987
- Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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