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AINSWORTH v. SHELL OIL CO.

Civ. A. 85-0141-A.

649 F.Supp. 1223 (1986)

Fred H. AINSWORTH, et al. v. SHELL OIL COMPANY.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

December 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craven, Scott, Weeks & Randow, John W. Scott, Alexandria, La., for Ainsworth.

Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robison & Theunissen, Randall K. Theunissen, Lafayette, La., for Hercules Offshore Drilling Co.

Arthur A. Crais, Jr., Adams & Reese, James E. Blazek, Scott E. Delacroix and Edwin C. Laizer, New Orleans, La., for Shell Oil Co.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle, Brian D. Smith, Shreveport, La., for intervenor.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

While working for Hercules Offshore Drilling Company, Fred H. Ainsworth was injured. To compensate him and his wife for the damages sustained, this suit was filed against the owner of the structure which had hired Hercules to perform erecting services. That owner was Shell Offshore, Inc. or Shell Oil Company.1 For purposes of this discussion, the owner of the stationary rig will be referred to simply...

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