Legal Opinion
Joseph Robert Stoot v. Fluor Drilling Services, Inc. v. D & D Catering Service, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 15, 1988No. 87-4462PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
D & D Catering Service, Inc. appeals the district court’s order enforcing a contractual provision requiring D & D to defend and indemnify Fluor Drilling Services, Inc. Holding that the provision is void under Louisiana’s Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Statute, we reverse.
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This case arose when Eloise Porter, an employee of D & D Catering Service, Inc. (D & D), attacked Joseph Stoot, an employee of Fluor Drilling Services, Inc. (Fluor), aboard the drilling rig, MR. DAVE. Stoot’s hand was severely lacerated in the attack.
Stoot sued D & D in the Western District of Louisiana. _ The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Martha's Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Steam Vessel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Roosevelt Thurmond v. Delta Well Surveyors, Gulf Oil Corp. v. Delta Well Surveyors and P & S Well Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by56 opinions
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