Legal Opinion
Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Also Known as Tenneco Incorporated v. Houston Casualty Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1996No. 95-30739PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
An ocean-going vessel, in the tow of a tug whose helmsman was reading a novel, abided with a platform secured to the outer continental shelf some 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The platform owner filed suit in state court against a non-diverse insurer of the tug, contending both that the abision gave rise to a federal maritime claim that was “saved to suitors” under 28 U.S.C. § 1333, and that the Louisiana direct action statute gave it the right to proceed against the insurer directly. The insurer removed the case, asserting that the federal courts had federal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Charlie Gaitor v. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company, Blue Steamship Company, and Shaw Brothers Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- In Re Mitchell Dutile, Nichole Dutile and Ashley DutileCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- Herman Fields v. Pool Offshore, Inc., Pool Company, Incorrectly Sued as Pool Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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