April 11, 2018
Hercules Offshore Inc. must indemnify a subcontractor for about $5.5 million in attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in litigation stemming from a Louisiana offshore rig blowout, but Hercules itself is entitled to recoup those costs from an oil production company, a Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday.
February 06, 2018
A drilling contractor on Monday asked a Texas federal court for $4.8 million in attorneys' fees and expenses from the owner of an offshore gas drilling platform after the court ruled the owner was required to cover the contractor's costs in a dispute over liability for a fire that destroyed the rig.
January 11, 2018
A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday that drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc. had assumed the duty of defending a drilling parts maker against claims it caused an offshore drilling fire when Hercules took over a bankrupt business.
January 05, 2018
A Texas federal judge on Thursday ruled that the owner of an offshore gas drilling platform is required to indemnify drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc. for claims brought by two other contractors alleging it was responsible for a fire on the platform.
February 02, 2015
Cameron International and Axon Pressure Products Inc. on Friday filed third-party complaints against Hercules Offshore Inc. in Texas federal court to hold the offshore drilling company liable to defend and indemnify them in a suit seeking to recover losses from a fire during gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 16, 2014
Axon Pressure Products Inc. and Axon EP Inc. urged a Texas federal judge on Monday to toss underwriters at Lloyd's of London's suit to recover losses from a fire during gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico allegedly tied to a defective blowout preventer and inadequate inspections, arguing the underwriters have not stated a claim.
July 23, 2014
Underwriters at Lloyd's of London sued Cameron International and others in Texas federal court Tuesday, aiming to recover losses from a fire during gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico allegedly tied to a defective blowout preventer and inadequate inspections.