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BERNARD v. MAERSK LINES, LTD.

No. 92-56158.

22 F.3d 903 (1994)

Michael K. BERNARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAERSK LINES, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne E. Rasmussen, Stolpman, Krissman, Elber, Mandel & Katzman, Long Beach, CA for plaintiff-appellant.

Dawn Schock and William Collier and Michael Armitage, Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, CA for defendant-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ.

FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Michael Bernard, a seaman, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his employer, Maersk Lines, Ltd., in his admiralty suit, seeking damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, for personal injury sustained in an accident aboard Maersk's vessel. The district court held that Bernard's claims were barred because his injury resulted from a dangerous condition caused by...

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