Johnson v. Globalsantafe Offshore Services Inc.

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

James Johnson, a superintendent aboard a drilling rig, was shot and seriously injured by a Nigerian gunman who invaded the rig. He claims that the negligence of other rig hands caused his injury, and he seeks to hold GlobalSantaFe Offshore Services, Inc. (“GSF”) vicariously liable for the rig hands’ negligence under the general maritime law. The district court granted GSF’s motion for summary judgment, holding that no reasonable jury could find that GSF was the rig hands’ employer. We AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On November 8, 2010, James Johnson was…