Legal Opinion
Charlene Langston v. Schlumberger Offshore Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1987No. 86-3585PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Charlene Langston sued her employer, Schlumberger Offshore Services, Inc. (Schlumberger) to recover damages for injuries she sustained while working as a wireline operator on a drilling vessel, the TELEDYNE MOVIBLE 17, off the coast of Louisiana. The district court granted Schlumberger’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Langston’s suit against Schlumberger on grounds that she was not a seaman, but rather a maritime worker covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 USC § 901 (LHWCA). We find no error and affirm.
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