DEMETTE v. FALCON DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 00-30165.

280 F.3d 492 (2002)

Kermit DEMETTE, Plaintiff, v. FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, INC.; et al., Defendants. R&B Falcon Drilling USA, Inc., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., Third Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Elmer Michel (argued), Edwin G. Preis, Jr., Preis, Kraft & Roy, Lafayette, LA, for Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.

Daniel E. Knowles, III, Brien J. Fricke (argued), Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, for R & B Falcon Drilling USA, Inc.

Richard C. Rutledge, III, Drucker, Rutledge, Ward & Smith, The Woodlands, TX, Karen Ann Lister, Wetzel, Henri & Drucker, Houston, TX, for A & B Builders, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

Thomas T. Hutcheson, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Houston, TX, for Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Kenneth Ross Citti, Citti & Associates, Houston, TX, for Diamond Offshore Co.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and FISH, District Judge.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Without prejudice to the Petition for Rehearing En Banc of Third Party Defendant-Appellant Franks Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., we substitute the revised opinions that follow in place of the prior opinions, reported at Demette v. Falcon Drilling Company, Inc., 253 F.3d 840 (5th Cir.2001). The parties may file on or before January 30, 2002 any supplemental briefs in support...

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