In another recent decision, Genesis Energy, L.P. v. Danos, L.L.C., 152 F.4th 648 (5th Cir. 2025), the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found yet again that a contract to repair an offshore oil & gas platform was governed by Louisiana law pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, rather than
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s partial grant of summary judgment holding a Master Services Contract (“MSC”) was governed by Louisiana, rather than maritime, law. 1Because Louisiana law applied, the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act (“LOIA”) rendered the indemnity provision in the MSC unenforceable. Both the