Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

In a prior opinion, this panel affirmed the district court’s judgment in part and certified remaining issues to the Louisiana Supreme Court. See Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp., 87 F.3d 1512 (5th. Cir.1996). The Louisiana Supreme Court declined certification. The parties subsequently settled all but one of the certified issues. We now decide this last issue and hold that the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act of 1981 (“LOLA”), La.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:2780, prevents an oil company from receiving indemnification for its defense costs as a platform owner if it…