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HARDY v. GULF OIL CORP.

No. 90-2061.

949 F.2d 826 (1992)

Alfred L. HARDY, Plaintiff, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Zaire Gulf Oil Company, Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Company and Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BOUYGUES OFFSHORE U.S.A., INC. and Bouygues Offshore S.A., Defendants-Third Party Defendants-Appellants, On and Offshore Quality Control Specialists, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Tompkins, David L. Campbell, Joseph L. Spilman, III, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for defendants-third party defendants-appellants.

Jack L. Allbritton, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Tex., for Gulf Oil, Zaire Gulf Oil & Cabinda Gulf Oil.

Before BROWN, JOHNSON and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The posture of the parties in the instant appeal, if not entirely unprecedented, is nonetheless unusual.1 Alfred L. Hardy ("Hardy"), the unfortunate victim of a pipeline explosion off the coast of Zaire, initiated a personal injury action against multiple defendants. He later reached settlements with all of the defendants and thus is no longer a party to this action. The defendants, principally Zaire Gulf Oil Company...

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