United States Fifth Circuit

In an action seeking contractual indemnity for sums a third-party defendant may owe to plaintiff, who was injured in an oilfield accident which occurred off the coast of Louisiana, dismissal of defendant's complaint is affirmed where the contract under which the defendant sought indemnity is a non-maritime contract, thus the district court correctly held that the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act precludes appellant's recovery.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/01/2007
• Published 08/02/2007

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory L. Ernst (argued), Peuler & Ernst, New Orleans, LA, for Seacor Marine LLC and Seacor Offshore LLC., Michael G. Lemoine (argued), Perret Doise, Lafayette, LA, for Amec-Greystar LLC.