Legal Opinion
Demette v. Falcon Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2001No. 00-30165PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Appellee R&B Falcon Drilling USA, Inc. sued appellant Frank’s Casing & Crew *842Rental Tools, Inc. for indemnity when a Frank’s employee sued Falcon under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act1 for injury sustained while working on a Falcon jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Frank’s argued that the indemnity agreement was voided by LHWCA or by Louisiana law. The district court held that the indemnity agreement was valid.
Determining the validity of the indemnity agreement requires a foray into the federal statutes defining the law applicable to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. TallentireSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kermit Demette v. Falcon Drilling Company, Inc., R & B Falcon Drilling Usa, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Demette v. Falcon Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002