United States Fifth Circuit

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ("OCSLA") applies to a rig jacked-up over the outer continental shelf, but while Louisiana law does not apply as surrogate federal law under the OCSLA, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Actby does, so the parties' indemnity agreement is valid.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/12/2001
• Published 06/12/2001

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and FISH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer Elmer Michel (argued), Edwin G. Preis, Jr., Preis, Kraft & Roy, Lafayette, LA, for Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., Daniel E. Knowles, III, Brien J. Fricke (argued), Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, for R&B Falcon Drilling USA, Inc., Richard C. Rutledge, III, Drucker, Rutledge, Ward & Smith, The Woodlands, TX, Karen Ann Lister, Wetzel, Henri & Drucker, Houston, TX, for A&B Builders, Inc., Amicus Curiae., Thomas T. Hutcheson, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Houston, TX, for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Kenneth Ross Citti, Citti & Associates, Houston, TX, for Diamond Offshore Co.