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CLEERE DRILLING CO. v. DOMINION EXPLORATION

No. 02-11124.

351 F.3d 642 (2003)

CLEERE DRILLING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellant, v. DOMINION EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC., Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Montgomery Rymer (argued), Marvin C. Moos (argued), Clinton Jason Echols, Smith, Rymer, Moore & Moos, Houston, TX, for Cleere Drilling Co.

M. Taylor Darden (argued), Russell Lory Foster, Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans, LA, for Dominion Exploration & Production Inc.

Karen Denise Smith, Drucker, Rutledge, Ward & Smith, The Woodlands, TX, for International Ass'n of Drilling Contractors, Amicus Curiae.

Before WIENER, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

WIENER, Circuit Judge.

Cleere Drilling Company ("Cleere") appeals the district court's bench trial judgment, which rejected Cleere's claims against Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. ("Dominion") and held Cleere liable to Dominion for almost $2 million in damages. These damages resulted from the blowout of Kenaf Industries Unit No. 1 Well (the "Well"), which Cleere had contracted to drill for Dominion. Cleere contends that the district court misconstrued various...

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