Legal Opinion

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 6, 1989No. 88-3812PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

I

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (“NGPL”) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denying coverage for Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc. (“Odom”) under a general liability insurance policy containing a professional liability exclusion which Odom had purchased from National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh (“National Union”). We affirm.

II

In November, 1981, NGPL was in the process of laying a twelve-inch pipeline on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. A subcontractor of NGPL hired the vessel M/V MR. OFFSHORE to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Jensen v. SnellingsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. John J. Sprow, Cross-Appellant v. Hartford Insurance Company, Helen Gollott, Cross-Appellees. Anna Mae Magash Keller, Cross-Appellant v. Hartford Insurance Company, Helen Gollott, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. Aker v. SabatierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  5. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1988

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Leverence v. United States Fidelity & GuarantyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
  2. Thermo Terratech v. GDC Enviro-Solutions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  3. Merlin B. Smith, Inc. v. Travelers Property CasualtyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Cochran v. B J Services Co USACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Etc. v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc. v. Subsea International, Inc., Third-Party v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989

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