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GIORGIO v. ALLIANCE OPERATING CORP.

No. 2005-C-0002.

921 So.2d 58 (2006)

Leon L. GIORGIO, Jr. v. ALLIANCE OPERATING CORPORATION, Gulfstream Resources, Inc., Burlington Resources, et al., Chevron USA, Inc., Superior Oilfield Services, Inc., State of Louisiana Through Its Department of Natural Resources, Lloyds Underwriters at Lloyds, et al. Jacques A. Sanborn v. Alliance Operating Corporation, Gulfstream Resources, Inc., Burlington Resources, et al., Chevron USA, Inc., Superior Oilfield Services, Inc., State of Louisiana, Through Its Department of Natural Resources, Lloyds Underwriters at Lloyds, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Foti, Jr., atty. gen., Gustave A. Manthey, Jr., special asst. atty. gen., William S. Culver, Jr., asst. atty. gen., for Applicant.

Dysart & Tabary, Daniel L. Dysart, Paul A. Tabary, III, Chalmette, Jacques A. Sanborn, Leonce J. Malus, IV, Arabi, David L. Colvin & Associates, David L. Colvin, Gretna, L. Gerome Smith, for Respondent.

KNOLL, Justice.*

This civil case addresses the legal question of whether the State of Louisiana is liable for an allision1 that occurred when a fishing boat allided with an unlit, unmarked "orphaned" oilfield production platform in the Breton Sound area of the Gulf of Mexico. The plaintiffs, Leon L. Giorgio and Jacques A. Sanborn, sued the State through its Department of Natural Resources for property damage...

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