Legal Opinion
Holden v. Placid Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 12, 1981No. Civ. A. 75-3236, 75-3333, 76-2442, 76-2799, 79-2261 and 80-4078PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
REASONS
This is the latest chapter in the lengthy litigation which resulted from an explosion of a pipeline on a fixed platform in the Gulf of Mexico in September of 1975. It appears that the explosion was caused when a valve in the pipeline ruptured. The explosion killed three workmen who were near the pipeline at the time of the explosion.
Within one year after the accident the decedents’ respective survivors initiated wrongful death actions. The various defendants included: Placid Oil Company (Placid), the owner of the platform; Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Federal Insurance Co. v. Insurance Co. of No. Amer.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Sutton v. ChampagneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Edward Levy Metals, Inc. v. New Orleans Public Belt RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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