Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1980No. 78-1549PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal, we review the district court’s exclusion of evidence, its ruling that an oil rig is not subject to Louisiana strict tort liability, and its grant of summary judgment to one party. We affirm the grant of summary judgment. As to the other issues, we reverse and remand to the district court.
I. FACTS AND PARTIES’ POSITIONS
Ernest J. Ramos and Leon C. Fontenot were injured when the mast of the off-shore oil drilling rig on which they were working collapsed, telescoping within itself. Shell Oil Company (Shell) owned the oil drilling platform, and had contracted…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sarah Helen Williams Dollar v. Long Mfg., N. C., Inc., and Third-Party v. Nichols Tractor Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Yolanda and Terrence Ballou, Etc., Lula Mae Leblanc, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Henri Studios, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gulf States Utilities Company v. Ecodyne CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Jackson v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Smith v. Pan Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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