Legal Opinion
Robert Earl Meloy v. Conoco, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Oilfield Services of Cameron, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 24, 1986No. 84-4718PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUPLANTIER, District Judge:
This appeal presents two issues related to the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act, one of which is controlled by a recent Fifth Circuit opinion; the other appears to be res nova.
Plaintiff Robert Meloy and his wife sued Conoco, Inc., for damages they allegedly sustained as a result of Meloy’s accident in June 1983 on Conoco’s production platform off the Louisiana coast, asserting jurisdiction based on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. § 1333(b). Conoco filed a third-party demand against Oilfield Services of Cameron, Inc. (OSI), Meloy’s employer,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bunch v. Town of St. FrancisvilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- CHF Finance Company v. JochumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Doucet v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
3Cited by9 opinions
- Meloy v. Conoco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Robert Earl Meloy v. Conoco, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Oilfield Services of Cameron, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Robert Earl Meloy v. Conoco, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Oilfield Services of Cameron, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Robert Earl Meloy v. Conoco, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Oilfield Services of Cameron, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Clement v. Pressure Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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