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Forum Shopping Curtailed: Venue Limited to Parish Where Drilling Rig Was Lost

The Energy Law

XTO”), Alliance Drilling Consultants, LLC (“Alliance”), Clifton Pritchard, and Alliance’s insurer, James River Insurance Company (“James River”), for damages resulting from the loss of D&D’s drilling rig. 2d 12, 18-19 (La. However, the Third Circuit explained that Article 76.1

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

Maintaining that the plaintiff qualified as a seaman under controlling Fifth Circuit precedent but questioning that precedent in light of Supreme Court case law, the panel urged the Fifth Circuit to review the case en banc. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment.

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