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FRUGE EX REL. FRUGE v. PARKER DRILLING CO.

No. 02-30659.

337 F.3d 558 (2003)

Carl FRUGE, on behalf of Casey FRUGE; Darla Monk Fruge, on behalf of Casey Fruge; Derrick Fruge, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Stokes & Spiehler USA Incorporated; Greg Zielinski Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Jones, Jr., Jennifer Ann Jones (argued), Jones Law Firm, Cameron, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Bradford Hyde Felder (argued), John A. Jeansonne, Jr., Jeansonne & Remondet, Lafayette, LA, for Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Melvin A. Eiden (argued), H. Lee Leonard, Leonard & Leonard, Lafayette, LA, for Stokes & Spiehler USA, Inc.

W. Gerald Gaudet (argued), Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, LA, for Greg Zielinski Inc.

Before DUHÉ, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

In this suit involving personal injuries on a drilling platform on the outer continental shelf off the coast of Louisiana, the district court granted summary judgment to the platform owner and two independent contractors whom the owner had hired to monitor the drilling operation. Holding as a matter of law that Appellees are not subject to strict liability, are not guilty of negligence, nor responsible for the negligent acts, if any, of the...

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