Legal Opinion
Dahlen v. Gulf Crews, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2002No. 00-31119PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
On July 6, 1995, Peter Dahlen injured his back aboard an oil platform while unloading groceries from an eight-foot square metal grocery box. The platform is owned and operated by Forest Oil Corporation (“Forest”). Dahlen sued Forest, as well as the grocery supplier, Universal Ogden Services (“Universal”), and the chartered ship owner, Gulf Crews, Inc. and Gulf Marine Services, Inc. (collectively, “Gulf’) for negligence. The district court granted Universal’s and Gulfs motions for summary judgment on the basis that they owed no duty to Dahlen. At trial, a jury found that…
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