RICHARD v. APACHE CORP.

No. 12-441.

111 So.3d 1156 (2013)

Erin L. RICHARD, et al. v. APACHE CORPORATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence N. Curtis , Lawrence N. Curtis, LTD. APLC, Lafayette, Louis R. Koerner, Jr. , Koerner Law Firm, Houma, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Erin L. Richard, As Natural Tutrix of Her Minor Child Emma G. Richard.

David K. Johnson , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Island Operating Company, Inc.

Douglas C. Longman, Jr. , Carmen M. Rodriguez , Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere and Denegre, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Apache Corporation.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, and Judges SYLVIA R. COOKS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION.


COOKS, Judge.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Frank Richard (Richard) was working on a fixed platform off the shore of Cameron Parish, Louisiana located within state territorial waters. The platform, identified as East Cameron 2 (EC-2), is owned by Apache Corporation (Apache) and is used for the production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Island Operating Company, Inc. (Island Operating), under a Master Service Contract, is responsible for...

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