ROBERTS v. CARDINAL SERVICES, INC.

No. 00-31232.

266 F.3d 368 (2001)

Rusty ROBERTS, individually and on behalf of their minor children, Chase & Jarod Roberts; Sandra Roberts, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARDINAL SERVICES, INC.; et al., Defendants, Cardinal Services, Inc.; Kerr-McGee Corporation, successor-in-interest to Oryx Energy Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Arlen Braud, II, Michelle Oubre Gallagher (argued), C. Arlen Braud & Associates, Madisonville, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert Allan Vosbein, Jr. (argued), Robert A. Vosbein, Robert N. Markle, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for Kerr-McGee Corp.

Elton F. Chip Duncan, III (argued), Duncan & Courington, New Orleans, LA, for Cardinal Services, Inc.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

This maritime action was brought in district court against Defendant-Appellee Cardinal Services, Inc. ("Cardinal") under the Jones Act,1 and against Defendant-Appellee Kerr-McGee Corporation ("Kerr-McGee") as successor-in-interest to Oryx Energy Company, under the Louisiana Civil Code's provisions governing negligence,2 premises liability,

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