Legal Opinion

Hoda v. Rowan Companies, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 29, 2005No. 04-30080PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to sort once more through the authorities distinguishing maritime and non-maritime contracts in the offshore exploration and production industry. As is typical, the final result turns on a minute parsing of the facts. Whether this is the soundest jurisprudential approach may be doubted, inasmuch as it creates uncertainty, spawns litigation, and hinders the rational calculation of costs and risks by companies participating in this industry. Nevertheless, we are bound by the approach this court has followed for more than two decades.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

Herb's Welding, Inc. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Harvey Corbitt v. Diamond M. Drilling Co., Shell Oil Company, Third-Party v. Sladco, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
Davis & Sons, Inc. v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
Campbell v. Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
Roosevelt Thurmond v. Delta Well Surveyors, Gulf Oil Corp. v. Delta Well Surveyors and P & S Well Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by17 opinions

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Billy Hoda v. Rowan Companies, Inc., Rowan Companies, Inc., Defendant-Third Party and Rowan Drilling Co., Inc. v. Greene's Pressure Testing & Rentals, Inc. Atlantic Insurance Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
Darnell Baloney v. Ensco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014

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