KOKE v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.

Nos. 82-2388, 82-2389.

730 F.2d 211 (1984)

Colin KOKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, Phillips Petroleum Company Norway, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Co., Sedco, Inc., and Oceaneering International, Inc., Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellees. Dermot P. O'SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, Leonard C. Jaques, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

M. David Frock, Houston, Tex., for Phillips Petroleum Co. and Norway Div.

Vinson & Elkins, Eugene J. Silva, Frank Spagnoletti, Houston, Tex., for Sedco, Inc.

Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & William, James Patrick Cooney, Tobi A. Tabor, W. Robins Brice, Houston, Tex., for Oceaneering Intern.

Before GEE and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from orders of the district court conditionally dismissing two actions, each brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1976), and the general maritime law. Because of the similarity of the appellants' claims, they have been consolidated for this appeal. The primary questions for this Court's review are (1) whether the conditional orders are appealable, and (2) whether American law applies to the appellants' claims...

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