Silverman v. MIKE ROGERS DRILLING CO., INC.

hln this tort suit brought by an oilfield worker, the defendant/oilfield contractor whose employee allegedly injured the plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s granting of an exception of no cause of action in favor of the oil company against whom it filed a third-party demand for indemnification. Mike Rogers Drilling Company, Inc. (“Rogers”), the defendant/oilfield contractor, contends that the trial court incorrectly applied the provisions of the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act, which was designed to protect oilfield contractors, to instead penalize it by denying it indemnity under…