Maritime Casualty
5th Circuit Holds OCSLA and Louisiana Law Apply to Indemnity Dispute
- July 1, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
In Ace Am. Ins. Co. v. M-I, L.L.C., 699 F.3d 826 (5th Cir. 2012), the Fifth Circuit recently applied the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and Louisiana law to an indemnity provision of a Master Services Agreement (MSA). Indemnity Under Master Service Agreement In Ace, two companies—M-I, L.L.C. (M-I) and British Petroleum (BP)—entered into […]
