Bradco Oil & Gas Company v. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., and Hydril Co.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This Louisiana products liability case presents only two questions for appellate resolution: whether the trial court’s find ings of fact were clearly erroneous and whether the proper legal standard was applied. The district court’s extensive fact-findings are supported by the record and in granting judgment for the defendant, the court correctly applied the relevant Louisiana tort law principles. We affirm.

Bradco Oil and Gas Company (Bradco) purchased high-strength tubing (P-105) from the manufacturer, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company (Youngstown), for use in drilling an…