In re: Deepwater Horizon

Case: 17-30042 Document: 00514830214 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/11/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 17-30042 February 11, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce In re: Deepwater Horizon Clerk ___________________ AJ’S SPECIALTY INCORPORATED; MICHELLE AYOTTE; GULF FRAMERS, INCORPORATED; H&H ENTERPRISES OF PC BCH L.L.C.; JEROME HALL; RONALD HELMER; ALEX HOLLINGSWORTH; JOHN HYLAN; PAUL JENSEN; RICHARD LEBLANC; ROBERT LEE; MINDWAVES HYPNOSIS, L.L.C.; PERFORMANCE MUFFLER AND BRAKE; MAXIMA ROYSTER; STEPHEN L. SHIVERS, JR.; KYLE SPELL; SUNSHINE STATE PARTNERS, L.L.C.; JAVIER VILLAREAL; LEIGH WRIGHT INTERIOR, Plaintiffs - Appellants v. TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING, INCORPORATED; TRANSOCEAN HOLDINGS, L.L.C.; HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INCORPORATED; BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INCORPORATED; BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY; BP P.L.C., Defendants - Appellees Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:13-CV-97 Case: 17-30042 Document: 00514830214 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/11/2019 No. 17-30042 Before JOLLY, JONES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* After examining the briefs and record, reviewing applicable law, and hearing oral argument, we are unconvinced that the district court erred in this case. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s dismissal of appellants’ claims. AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. 2