Michael J. Callahan v. Fluor Ocean Services, Inc. And Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

The plaintiff in this case brought suit under the General Maritime Law and the Jones Act to recover for injuries he sustained while he was being lifted onto a fixed drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on both claims. We affirm.

Shell Oil Company had contracted with the defendant, Fluor Ocean Services, Inc., to have the defendant'install production facilities on three new offshore platforms in the Gulf. Shell then contracted with the Cheramie Boat Company to have Fluor’s workers on the platform at which the injury in this case…