holding that OCSLA required application of Louisiana law to a non-maritime contract dispute arising from the construction of a gathering line in the OCS
Summary of this case from Nexen Petroleum U.S.A., Inc. v. NortonNo. 90-72.
October 1, 1990, October TERM, 1990.
C.A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 897 F. 2d 1351.
holding that OCSLA required application of Louisiana law to a non-maritime contract dispute arising from the construction of a gathering line in the OCS
Summary of this case from Nexen Petroleum U.S.A., Inc. v. Nortonfinding "beyond any doubt that OCSLA is itself a Congressionally mandated choice of law provision requiring that the substantive law of the adjacent state is to apply even in the presence of a choice of law provision in the contract to the contrary"
Summary of this case from Texaco Exploration Prod. v. Amclyde Enginemphasizing that "Title I did not create a system of job security or tenure for appointed union employees"
Summary of this case from West v. Carpenters' Local Union No. 136Full title:BROWN ET VIR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF BROWN ET AL., MINORS v…
Court:U.S.
Date published: Oct 1, 1990
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