Legal Opinion
Richard v. Apache Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 2013No. 12-441PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
hFACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Frank Richard (Richard) was working on a fixed platform off the shore of Cameron Parish, Louisiana located within state territorial waters. The platform, identified as East Cameron 2 (EC-2), is owned by Apache Corporation (Apache) and is used for the production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Island Operating Company, Inc. (Island Operating), under a Master Service Contract, is responsible for providing personnel to operate EC-2. Richard was employed by Island Operating.
On January 13, 2010, the three-man crew on EC-2 felt the…
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