Legal Opinion
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. v. Diamond Offshore Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 7, 2009No. Civil Action 05-0224PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DANIEL E. KNOWLES, III, United States Magistrate Judge.
This action arises out of events surrounding Hurricane Ivan, which occurred during September, 2004. Hurricane Ivan caused substantial damage to numerous vessels and facilities stationed or installed in the Gulf of Mexico. The focus of the January, 2009 bench trial conducted by the undersigned Magistrate Judge was fault/causation of the damages allegedly sustained by the plaintiffs’ subsea pipeline and the merits of defendants’ “Act of God” defense.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 26, 2005, plaintiffs, Pioneer…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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