Legal Opinion
Shephard v. AIX Energy, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 2018No. 51,965–CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
AIX Energy Inc. and its insurer, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, appeal a jury verdict that awarded the plaintiffs, Jeremy Shephard and Michael Jackson, a total of $22.45 million for burns and other losses sustained in a natural gas fire that occurred on an oil well where they were working. AIX and St. Paul also contest several of the district court's pretrial and posttrial rulings. We affirm in part, but amend the judgment to make certain elements of the damage award conform to the trial evidence and to limit St. Paul's postjudgment interest to the final amount of the judgment, and…
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