Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Enter. Offshore Drilling LLC
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 25, 2019No. Civil Action No. H-19-110PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge
I. Background
The issue presented in this personal-injury case is federal subject-matter jurisdiction. Gilbert Sanchez, an employee of Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC, did welding work on different drilling rigs. (Docket Entry No. 1-2 at 3). In August 2018, while working on the Enterprise 263, a jacked-up drilling rig owned and operated by Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC, Sanchez tripped on a pipe and injured his ankle and back. (Id. ). Sanchez sued Enterprise Offshore Drilling and Smart Fabricators in state court, asserting negligence and…
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