Robert DeShazo v. Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc.

Outcome: Ruling for client Affirmed on Appeal

Description: Claim against client for alleged personal injuries sustained in automobile accident in Egyptian Desert. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted client's motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appealed to United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Fifth Circuit affirmed District Court ruling, finding that Louisiana law applied to the plaintiff's claims and his employment contract, and therefore his claims were limited to Louisiana workers' compensation remedies.