PREJEAN v. MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 2008-C-0364.

8 So.3d 766 (2009)

Max PREJEAN v. MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISES, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Walters, Jr., Darrel J. Papillion, Julie J. Baxter, Moore, Walters, Thompson, Thomas, Papillion & Cullens, Baton Rouge, LA, for Max Prejean.

Richard A. Cozad, Franklin H. Jones III, McAlpine & Cozad, New Orleans, LA, for Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc.

(Court composed of Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

Max Prejean, an employee of Maintenance Enterprises, Inc. ("MEI") filed a suit for damages against Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. ("Murphy Oil"), claiming that he was injured while working at its refinery in Meraux, Louisiana. Murphy Oil contends that it and MEI contracted away Mr. Prejean's tort rights against Murphy Oil. Mr. Prejean asserts that the contract's provisions are invalid. He also argues that even if the provisions of the contract are valid...

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