Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. Oryx Energy Co.

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENT, District Judge.

Now before the Court are Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, dated September 4, 1996, and Defendant’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, dated September 27, 1996. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ Motion is GRANTED and Defendant’s Motion is DENIED.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This case arises out of the serious personal injuries sustained by Henry Mote, an oil field worker, while employed by Mallard Bay Drilling on Oryx’s fixed platform located on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas. Mr. Mote filed suit against Oryx and other…