Legal Opinion
Joshua Williams v. TESCO Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2013No. 12-2130, 12-2220PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Joshua Williams was severely injured while working on an oil and gas rig in Conway County, Arkansas. After recovering workers’ compensation benefits from his employer, DeSoto Drilling, Inc. (“De-Soto”), Williams commenced this diversity action for damages, asserting tort claims against various third parties including rig and drilling equipment manufacturers; TESCO Services, Inc. (“TESCO”), the contractor installing casing pipe in the well-hole at the time of the accident; and Jeffrey Anderson, a TESCO employee. Chartis Casualty Company, DeSoto’s workers’ compensation…
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