Earnest v. Palfinger Marine USA Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION PATTY DUPRE ET AL CASE NO. 6:20-CV-00756 VERSUS JUDGE ROBERT R. SUMMERHAYS PALFINGER MARINE USA INC ET AL MAGISTRATE JUDGE CAROL B. WHITEHURST MEMORANDUM RULING Presently before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 54] filed by Shell Oil Company (“Shell”). Plaintiffs and Palfinger Marine USA, Inc. have responded to the Motion. Shell’s Motion raises two interrelated questions: does this case fall within the jurisdictional grant of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) and, if so, does OCSLA’s…