Legal Opinion

Fruge Ex Rel. Fruge v. Parker Drilling Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2003No. 02-30659PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

In this suit involving personal injuries on a drilling platform on the outer continental shelf off the coast of Louisiana, the district court granted summary judgment to the platform owner and two independent contractors whom the owner had hired to monitor the drilling operation. Holding as a matter of law that Appellees are not subject to strict liability, are not guilty of negligence, nor responsible for the negligent acts, if any, of the drilling contractor (another independent contractor not appearing in this appeal), or for loss of evidence, we affirm.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

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