Scott v. Delmar Offshore Serv ( 1997 )

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 96-41133
Summary Calendar
JOEY SCOTT,
Plaintiff,
versus
DELMAR OFFSHORE SERVICE, INC., Et al,
Defendants.
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DELMAR OPERATING, INC.
Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
PRODUCERS ASSISTANCE CORPORATION,
Third Party Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Texas
(G-95-CV-283)
April 18, 1997
Before WISDOM, JOLLY, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
After de novo review, we hold that the district court
properly determined that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
requires that Louisiana law be applied to the Master Servant
Agreement.1 Under Louisiana Law, the district court properly
determined that the Master Servant Agreement “pertains to a well”
under the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act (LOAIA), and that
the LOAIA voids the indemnification clause in the agreement.2
Accordingly, the district court is AFFIRMED.
*
The court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.
1
See Union Texas Petroleum Corp. V. PLT Engineering, Inc.,
895 F.2d 1043 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 848 (1990).
2
See Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v.
Transportation Ins. Co., 953 F.2d 985 (5th Cir. 1992).
2