Summary:       Defendants Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. and RPM Consulting, Inc. filed motions for summary judgment, based on independent contractor status. The plaintiff does not object to RPM Consulting, Inc.’s motion. The Court granted the motions for summary judgment, finding that Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. did not owe the plaintiff a duty to protect him from injuries caused by the acts or omissions of RPM Consulting, Inc. and Kenneth McIntyre, and Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. did not negligently retain control over Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. The claims against Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. and RPM Consulting, Inc. were dismissed as a matter of law.

Case Name: Iverson v. Bronco Drilling Company, Inc., et al.

Case Number: 4-08-cv-10

Docket Number: 54

Date Filed: 11/4/09

Nature of Suit: 360

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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
 

Mark Iverson,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

Bronco Drilling Company, Inc., Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., RPM Consulting, Inc., and Kenneth McIntyre, individually and d/b/a/ McIntyre Consulting,

Defendants.

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) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS
) PETRO-HUNT’S AND RPM
) CONSULTING’S MOTIONS FOR
) SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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) Case No. 4:08-cv-10
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