Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., No. 96-60625
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit |
| Writing for the Court | Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, PARKER and DENNIS |
| Citation | 131 F.3d 1135 |
| Parties | Carl BIENVENU, Petitioner, v. TEXACO, INC; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; Insurance Company of North America, Respondents. |
| Docket Number | No. 96-60625 |
| Decision Date | 18 December 1997 |
Page 1135
v.
TEXACO, INC; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; Insurance
Company of North America, Respondents.
Fifth Circuit.
David Bruce Allen, Samanie, Barnes & Allen, Houma, LA, for Petitioner.
Wayne G. Zeringue, Jr., Michael L. Dubos, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, John D. Fitzmorris, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for Texaco, Inc. and Insurance Co. of North America.
Michael Scott Hertzig, Washington, DC, Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Clerk, Benefits Review Board, Washington DC, Carol DeDeo, Assoc. Solicitor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Dir., Office of Worker Comp. Programs, Washington, DC, for Dir., Office of Worker's Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board.
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. *
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
(Opinion September 29, 1997, 5 Cir., 1997, 124 F.3d 692)
BY THE COURT:
A member of the Court in active service having requested a poll on the suggestion for rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in active service having voted in favor of granting a rehearing en banc,
IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the Court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs.
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* Judges King and Duhe are recused and did not participate in this decision.
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...test since he was on navigable waters when injured. Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., 124 F.3d 692, 692-93 (5th Cir.), reh'g en banc granted, 131 F.3d 1135 (5th In 1917, the Supreme Court held that state workers' compensation systems could not reach longshoremen injured seaward of the water's edge.......
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Ezell v. Direct Labor, Inc., BRB 98-0826
...Act since he was injured on navigable waters. Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., 124 F.3d 692, 31 BRBS 144 (CRT)(5th Cir.), reh'g en banc granted, 131 F.3d 1135 (5th Cir. 1997). On rehearing, the Fifth Circuit held that a worker injured in the course of his employment on navigable waters is engaged ......
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Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., No. 96-60625
...test since he was on navigable waters when injured. Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., 124 F.3d 692, 692-93 (5th Cir.), reh'g en banc granted, 131 F.3d 1135 (5th In 1917, the Supreme Court held that state workers' compensation systems could not reach longshoremen injured seaward of the water's edge.......
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Ezell v. Direct Labor, Inc., BRB 98-0826
...Act since he was injured on navigable waters. Bienvenu v. Texaco, Inc., 124 F.3d 692, 31 BRBS 144 (CRT)(5th Cir.), reh'g en banc granted, 131 F.3d 1135 (5th Cir. 1997). On rehearing, the Fifth Circuit held that a worker injured in the course of his employment on navigable waters is engaged ......