RUCKDESCHEL v. FALCON DRILLING CO., L.L.C.

No. 34865.

693 S.E.2d 815 (2010)

Heather RUCKDESCHEL, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas G. Miller, Jr., Plaintiff Below, v. FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, L.L.C., and Texas Keystone, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Varner, Sr., Esq., Debra T. Hall Herron, Jeffrey D. Van Volkenburg, McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner, Clarksburg, WV, for Appellant.

Michael G. Gallaway, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Wheeling, WV, for Appellee, Falcon Drilling Company, LLC.

Scott L. Summers, Offut Nord, Charleston, WV, for Appellee, Texas Keystone, Inc.


WORKMAN, Justice:

The Appellant, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("Halliburton"), appeals from an Order of the Circuit Court of Tyler County, West Virginia, entered October 29, 2008, dismissing its cross-claims for contractual indemnification and contribution against the Appellee Texas Keystone, Inc. ("Texas Keystone"), because Halliburton's indemnification claim was subject to arbitration. The circuit court subsequently entered a February 6, 2009, Supplemental...

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