Legal Opinion
Talbott Big Foot, Inc. v. Boudreaux
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1991No. 90-3323PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(3) from a trial determining limitation of liability. The facts in this appeal are not presently in controversy, the events occurring after the trial, however, are. Finding no case or controversy exists, this appeal is DISMISSED without prejudice to any pending litigation between the parties.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
An accident occurred in December 1986 aboard the BIG FOOT II, a drilling vessel, injuring three men and killing another. At the time of the accident, Patterson Gulf Coast Drilling Associates…
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