BLOCK ISLAND FISHING, INC. v. ROGERS

No. 16-1267.

844 F.3d 358 (2016)

BLOCK ISLAND FISHING, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jamie ROGERS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan E. Gilzean , with whom David F. Anderson and Latti & Anderson LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Thomas J. Muzyka , with whom Kirby L. Aarsheim and Clinton & Muzyka, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Lipez, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


This case involves rulings of some significance to seamen and their employers in this circuit, as well as for summary judgment practice. Jamie Rogers, a seaman, was injured on October 3, 2013, on the vessel F/V HEDY BRENNA. Admiralty law entitles seamen who become injured during the course of their service at sea to recover...

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