Legal Opinion
Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 15, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-0322PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING
PUTNAM, Senior District Judge.
This matter arises out of injuries sustained by plaintiff, Jerry B. Hodgen, on May 5,1991 while making a swing rope transfer from a fixed platform onto a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. In written reasons dated April 26, 1994, and amended April 28, 1994, we found that defendants — Forest Oil Corporation, in its capacity as time charterer of the M/V “Miss Deborah” (hereinafter “Forest”), and A & A Boats, Inc. and C & G Marine Service, Inc. (hereinafter “A & A/C & G”) — were both negligent in causing plaintiffs injuries based on general maritime…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Meloy v. Conoco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Helaire v. Mobil Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Offshore Logistics Services, Inc. v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- Patterson v. Conoco, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- New Hampshire Indem. Co., Inc. v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2003
- New Hampshire Indemnity Co. v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2003
- Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Jerry B. Hodgen and Bobby Sue Hodgen v. Forest Oil Corp., Forest Oil Corp. And Ronald J. Doucet, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Intervenor Defendants-Cross Claim Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, Forest Oil Corp., in Its Capacity as Platform Owner and Ronald J. Doucet, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Intervenor Defendants-Cross Claim Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. A & a Boats, Inc., and C & G Marine Service, Inc., Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Intervenor Defendants-Cross Claim Defendants-Cross Claim Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. Operators & Consulting Services, Inc., Third Party Defendant-Cross Claim and Chancellor Insurance Co., Third Party v. Albany Insurance Co., Third Party Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Intervenor Plaintiff-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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