United States Fifth Circuit

An oil company may not enforce an indemnity clause, requiring its oilfield service contractor to indemnify the oil company against its own negligence, without affording the contractor an opportunity to show that the indemnity clause is invalid under the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2005
• Published 02/10/2005

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, JONES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert I. Siegel (argued), Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, Shawn Louise Holahan, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tobin J. Eason (argued), Weiss & Eason, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.