Legal Opinion
Morvant v. Oil States International, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 11, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-5845PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge.
Before the Court are two motions1 for summary judgment filed by defendants. Plaintiffs have filed oppositions2 to both motions, and defendants have filed reply memoranda.3 For the following reasons, the motions are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
BACKGROUND
On June 4, 2012, Timothy Morvant, Sr. (“Morvant”) was tragically killed in a workplace accident.4 Morvant was employed as a senior welder/fitter for 15 years by Oil States Skagit Smatco L.L.C. (“OSSS”) at its facility in Houma, Louisiana.5 OSSS is engaged in the design, manufacture, and…
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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