Bernard Williams v. Shell Oil Company and Insurance Company of North America

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Bernard Williams, an employee injured while working at the defendant Shell’s plant, brought suit against Shell for negligence. The district court granted Shell’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Williams was the statutory employee of Shell, with an exclusive remedy under the Louisiana workmen’s compensation law. The plaintiff appeals.

Bernard Williams, an employee of Gulf Coast Cooling Tower Service, Inc., was working as a carpenter at the Shell Oil Company’s Norco Manufacturing Complex pursuant to a contract between Gulf Coast and Shell Oil for…