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MARSHALL v. NICHOLS

Civ. A. No. S-79-67-CA.

486 F.Supp. 615 (1980)

Ray MARSHALL, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Lee NICHOLS.

United States District Court, E. D. Texas, Sherman Division.

March 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter W. Christy, New Orleans, La., and William C. Chaney, Dallas, Tex., for defendant.

Robert A. Fitz, Sol., Dept. of Labor, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge.

This lawsuit arises out of an explosion on a Penrod Drilling Company platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The well blowout occurred on March 5, 1979, and the drilling platform was situated at Block No. 281, a lease maintained by Placid Oil Company.

The lease in question was sold to Placid Oil by the Secretary of the Interior, after Placid Oil had complied with the extensive

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