Legal Opinion
Ralph Hall v. Diamond M Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1984No. 82-3629PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Ralph Hall, was injured on November 4, 1981 while employed as an “offshore rigger” by defendant Transocean Contractors (“Transocean”). At the time of plaintiff’s injury, Transocean was under contract with defendant Diamond M Company (“Diamond M”) to provide the labor and small tools necessary to move the Century, a submersible drilling rig owned by Diamond M and then situated in the Gulf of Mexico.
To assist in moving the drilling rig, Diamond M chartered a vessel, the M/V Point Fortune, specially outfitted with powerful winches for lifting from the ocean floor the heavy anchors…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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