U.S. v. KALUZA

No. 14-30122.

780 F.3d 647 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Robert KALUZA; Donald Vidrine, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sangita Katikineni Rao , William Charles Pericak , Rohan Arun Virginkar , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Shaun G. Clarke, Esq. , Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P., David Benjamin Gerger , Gerger & Clarke, Houston, TX, Robert N. Habans, Jr. , Habans & Carriere, Baton Rouge, LA, Jan K. Frankowski , Barkley & Thompson, L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


On April 20, 2010, a blowout of oil, natural gas, and mud occurred during deepwater drilling operations at the Macondo well, located on the Outer Continental Shelf ("OCS") in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the blowout, the Deepwater Horizon, a drilling rig chartered by BP plc ("BP...

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