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HODA v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

No. 04-30080.

419 F.3d 379 (2005)

Billy HODA, Plaintiff, v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., et al., Defendants. Rowan Companies, Inc., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, and Rowan Drilling Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee, v. Greene's Pressure Testing & Rentals, Inc.; Atlantic Insurance Co., Third Party Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Peytavin (argued), Daryl A. Higgins, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, Gretna, LA, for Rowan Companies, Inc. and Rowan Drilling Co.

Todd Gregory Crawford (argued), Daigle, Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette, LA, for Green's Pressure Testing & Rentals, Inc. and Atlantic Ins. Co.

Susan A. Daigle, Daigle, Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette, LA, for Atlantic Ins. Co.

Before GARWOOD, JONES and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to sort once more through the authorities distinguishing maritime and non-maritime contracts in the offshore exploration and production industry. As is typical, the final result turns on a minute parsing of the facts. Whether this is the soundest jurisprudential approach may be doubted, inasmuch as it creates uncertainty, spawns litigation, and hinders the rational calculation of costs and risks by companies participating...

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