Baham v. NOBORS DRILLING USA, LP

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

C. MICHAEL HILL, United States Magistrate Judge.

The non-jury trial of this case before the undersigned Magistrate Judge commenced on June 23, 2009 and concluded on June 26, 2009. 1 Thereafter, the Court took this case under advisement.

STIPULATIONS

The Pre-Trial Order contains the following joint stipulations:

1. The Dolphin 109 was a vessel operating on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) at the time of plaintiffs injuries;

2. At the time, the Dolphin 109 was attached to the seabed, by its legs and risers and casing, through which it was in the process of running coil tubing.

At…