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POWELL v. DEHYCO, INC.

No. 01-1029.

815 So.2d 1032 (2002)

Shedrick POWELL v. DeHyCO, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Joseph Brannan, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee DeHyCo, Inc.

Joseph J. Weigand, Jr., Weigand & Dodd, Houma, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Shedrick Powell.

Gregory Patrick Nolan, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Counsel for DeHyCo, Inc.

Ted Williams, Johnson, Stiltner & Rahman, Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Intervenor Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

DECUIR, Judge.

Shedrick Powell filed this suit for damages against DeHyCo, Inc. after sustaining injuries while loading drill pipe onto a vessel. The Louisiana Worker's Compensation Corporation intervened in the suit, seeking reimbursement of benefits paid to Powell. Finding Powell to be the borrowed servant of DeHyCo under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., the trial court held that DeHyCo was immune from tort liability...

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