Shields v. Baker Hughes, Inc.

IíDECUIR, J.,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent and would grant the writ.

The majority opinion fails to follow established precedent of this court, the federal district courts, and the United States Supreme Court. In so doing, the majority undermines the strong federal policy in favor of uniformity in maritime law. I do not believe that such an intrusion by this court into the general maritime law is warranted or permissible. Moreover, the majority’s unwarranted intrusion is especially egregious in this case because the accident occurred on the outer continental shelf, well outside the…