Majority Refuses To Disturb Panel’s Reversal In Coverage Suit Over Worker Injuries

Mealey's (October 4, 2022, 1:59 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court on Oct. 4 denied review of a Louisiana appeals panel’s reversal of a lower court’s ruling in a coverage dispute over workers injured when an oil rig collapsed, refusing to disturb the panel’s finding that the Texas Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act (TOAIA) applies to the present case and renders the mutual indemnity obligation in the agreement between the parties enforceable....