Axon v. Noble Drilling Corp.

ORDER AND REASONS

MENTZ, District Judge.

Before the Court is the Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, filed by the defendant, Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”). After reviewing the motion, memoranda of counsel, the record, and the law, this Court grants the motion for the reasons set out below.

FACTS

On June 28, 1989, the plaintiff, Elwin Axon, was injured while working on a fixed offshore drilling platform owned by defendant, Texaco. Texaco had contracted with defendant, Noble Drilling Corp. (“Noble”), whereby Noble agreed to use its drilling unit,…