RICHARDS v. TRANSOCEAN, INC.

No. 01-08-00923-CV.

333 S.W.3d 326 (2010)

Mark RICHARDS, William Hetherington, Sean McAuley, Michael Narin, Boris Stojanovic, and Ian Ward, Appellants, v. TRANSOCEAN, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled December 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Charles Blanks , Hobson Blanks, PC, Doucette, TX, for Appellants.

James R. Watkins , Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Galveston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices KEYES, SHARP, and MASSENGALE.


OPINION ON REHEARING

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

Appellee Transocean, Inc. has moved for rehearing. We grant rehearing, withdraw our opinion and judgment of July 22, 2010, and issue the following in their stead. Our disposition of the case remains unchanged.

This appeal arises out of allegations of negligence in allowing piracy and hostage taking at sea. Our task is to construe the specific ground upon which Transocean moved for a no-evidence summary...

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