Legal Opinion
Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. 94-41244PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case, which involves at least thirteen separate lawsuits among at least fourteen parties, presents once again the legal difficulties attending a personal injury to a worker involved in capturing oil and mineral resources off the coast of Louisiana. At issue are the validity of the district court’s assignments of comparative fault, the enforceability of a standard indemnity clause between a platform owner and a service contractor, and the effectiveness of other insurance clauses in the multiple layers of insurance each of the principal defendants in…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lamb-Weston, Inc. v. Oregon Automobile InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1959
- Meloy v. Conoco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Davis & Sons, Inc. v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Demette v. Falcon Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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