Legal Opinion
Klaus-Dieter Rohde v. Southeastern Drilling Company, Inc., Continental Oil Company and Dubai Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1982No. 81-3128PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Klaus-Dieter Rohde appeals a district court order denying his suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained during an oil well blow-out and fire. We affirm the district court’s judgment.
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The plaintiff/appellant, Klaus-Dieter Rohde, a German national, was injured on a drilling platform in the Arabian Gulf. The defendants/appellees are Continental Oil Company (Conoco), Dubai Petroleum Company, the owner of the platform and Conoco’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the Arabian Gulf, and Southeastern Drilling Company, Inc. (Sedeo), the owner of Rig 70. Sedeo Rig 70 was…
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