Legal Opinion
Adams v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 6, 1991No. Nos. 88-1935, 88-2719PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
MENTZ, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of the defendant, Brown & Root U.S.A., Inc., for summary judgment on the plaintiffs’ claim of strict liability. Having reviewed the briefs and exhibits submitted by counsel, and the applicable law, the Court GRANTS the motion for the reason that there is no evidence by which a jury could properly find Brown & Root strictly liable.1
The plaintiffs brought this class action suit against Shell Oil Company and Brown & Root alleging damages arising from the May 5, 1988 explosion in the catalytic cracking unit (CCU)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Grammer v. Patterson Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Detillier v. Scafco, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- Troy Watson v. Shell Oil Company and Brown & Root, U.S.A., Inc., Robert Adams, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company and Brown & Root, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Watson v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992