In Mays v. Chevron Pipe Line Co., the U.S. Fifth Circuit upheld a $3 million verdict to the wife and estate of a deceased employee of a subcontractor working on a platform in Louisiana territorial waters. The jury found that the employee’s death was attributed to...
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
In Hefren v McDermott, the Fifth Circuit considered the issue of whether an offshore facility was immovable property, resulting in the preemption of the plaintiff’s claims under Louisiana law. In March 2002, Murphy Exploration & Production Company, USA (“Murphy”)...