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CHIASSON v. ROGERS TERMINAL AND SHIPPING CORP.

No. 80-4005.

679 F.2d 410 (1982)

James L. CHIASSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROGERS TERMINAL AND SHIPPING CORPORATION and Northwestern National Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Coates, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellants.

James A. Wysocki, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, GEE and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Rogers Terminal and Shipping Corporation (Rogers) appeals from an adverse jury verdict holding it liable for damages that James Chiasson, a Rogers employee, suffered as a result of Rogers' negligence. The case necessitates interpretation of the 1972 Amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Finding nothing improper in the jury verdict and no mistakes of law, we affirm...

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