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RECAR v. CNG PRODUCING CO.

No. 87-3711. Summary Calendar.

853 F.2d 367 (1988)

Thomas P. RECAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CNG PRODUCING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Weigand, Jr., Weigand, Weigand & Meyer, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark J. Spansel, Deborah B. Rouen, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The district court determined that it had no subject matter jurisdiction over Thomas P. Recar's action to recover damages for injuries he sustained on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico and dismissed his suit. We conclude that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act vests the court with jurisdiction over this action. Accordingly we reverse and remand.

I.

The appellant, Thomas P. Recar, was employed by...

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