Legal Opinion
Orgeron v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 5, 1990No. 89-C-1455PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
561 So.2d 38 (1990)
Chester J. ORGERON, Jr. and his wife, Connie E. Lynn Camus Orgeron
v.
AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.[*]
No. 89-C-1455.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 5, 1990.
Rehearing Denied March 8, 1990.
Owen J. Bradley, Michael R. Guidry, Law Offices of Owen J. Bradley, Frederick W. Swaim, Loyola Law School, New Orleans, for applicant.
Patrick H. Patrick, Edward J. Koehl, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
In this claim for damages under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the threshold issue is…
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