Kerr v. Smith Petroleum Co.

ORDER AND REASONS

JONES, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is á motion for summary judgment by defendant Smith Petroleum Company as to plaintiffs’ claims. The motion was submitted on memoranda only without oral argument on a previous date. Having reviewed the memoranda of the parties, the record and the applicable law, the Court GRANTS the motion.

Background

Plaintiffs filed this tort matter on May 23, 1994, seeking damages as a result of injuries plaintiff Jerry Kerr Sr. allegedly sustained on an offshore platform on the Outer Continental Shelf owned, operated and/or maintained by…