Legal Opinion
Brown v. Union Oil Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1993No. 92-3078PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Wesley Brown, injured while working on an offshore oil platform, sued Union Oil Company of California (Union), the owner and operator of the platform. The district court granted Union’s motion for directed verdict after determining that Brown was Union’s borrowed employee and, therefore, Union enjoyed tort immunity under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(a). Brown and an intervening insurance company appeal. Finding that factual issues exist, we reverse and remand for another trial.
I. BACKGROUND
Brown was employed by Gulf & Inland Contractors, Inc. (Gulf…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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