United States Fifth Circuit

In an action arising from the blowout and resulting total loss of an oil well, the district court's bench trial judgment, which rejected plaintiff's claims against defendant and held plaintiff liable for almost $2 million in damages, is reversed and vacated in part.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/18/2003
• Published 11/18/2003

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nathan Montgomery Rymer (argued), Marvin C. Moos (argued), Clinton Jason Echols, Smith, Rymer, Moore & Moos, Houston, TX, for Cleere Drilling Co., M. Taylor Darden (argued), Russell Lory Foster, Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans, LA, for Dominion Exploration & Production Inc., Karen Denise Smith, Drucker, Rutledge, Ward & Smith, The Woodlands, TX, for International Ass'n of Drilling Contractors, Amicus Curiae.