Legal Opinion

Donald Billizon, and Danos & Curole Marine Contractors, Inc. And the Gray Insurance Company, Intervenors-Appellants v. Conoco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1993No. 92-3877PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Donald Billizon sued Conoco, Inc. to recover damages for injuries he suffered while working on an offshore platform operated by Conoco. At the time of his accident, Billizon was employed by Danos & Curóle Marine Contractors, Inc. (D & C), which supplies workers to oil and gas producers. D & C had assigned Billizon to work for Conoco as a pumper. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Conoco on the ground that Billizon was Conoco’s “borrowed employee” — granting Conoco tort immunity under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. Alexander v. Chevron, U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Douglas F. White v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and Krupp Lonrho Gmbh SeeschiffartCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  2. Delahoussaye Ex Rel. Delahoussaye v. Performance Energy Services, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  3. In Re the Complaint of KnudsenDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2010
  4. Robertson v. W & T OFFSHORE, INC.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2010
  5. Energy XXI, Gom, LLC v. New Tech Engineering, L.P.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2011

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