DRIESSE v. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, LP

No. 14-125.

170 So.3d 996 (2015)

Craig DRIESSE v. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, LP.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Clayton Burgess , Angela B. Odinet , L. Clayton Burgess, APLC, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Craig Driesse.

Christopher E. Moore , Christine M. White , Jacob C. Credeur , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, & Stewart PC, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, National Oilwell Varco, LP.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, JAMES T. GENOVESE, PHYLLIS M. KEATY, and JOHN E. CONERY, Judges.


Craig Driesse appeals from the trial court's judgment granting summary judgment in favor of National Oilwell Varco, L.P. (NOV). NOV answered the appeal, seeking damages for frivolous appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

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