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LEDOUX v. PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC.

No. 77-3454.

609 F.2d 824 (1980)

Mrs. Larry Lynwood LEDOUX et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Wheeler, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz & Hoffman, Dermot S. McGlinchey, William V. Dalferes, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees Petroleum Helicopters & Aetna Cas. & Surety Co.

Before CHARLES CLARK, RONEY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 12, 1980.

PER 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...

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