Legal Opinion
Lejo Baham v. Nabors Drilling USA L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2011No. 10-30924UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff Lejo Baham brought this suit under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq., after he was injured while working on an offshore drilling rig owned by the predecessor in interest of Defendant Nabors Offshore Corp. At the time he was hurt, Baham was working for Intervenor Seatrax Services, Inc. (“Sea-trax”). Intervenor SeaBright Insurance Co. is Seatrax’s longshore insurance carrier.
The parties appeal and cross-appeal the district court’s judgment after a bench trial. We affirm.
The accident occurred at the base of the port-side…
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