DIEFENBACH v. SHERIDAN TRANSP.

No. 00-1099.

229 F.3d 27 (2000)

George DIEFENBACH, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SHERIDAN TRANSPORTATION, Defendant, Appellant. Six Tug Barge Corporation, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Clinton, with whom Clinton & Muzyka, P.C. were on brief for appellant.

Michael B. Latti, with whom Carolyn M. Latti and Latti Associates LLP, were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellee, George Diefenbach, brought this action pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 688 (1994) against his employer, defendant-appellant Sheridan Transportation, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained in the course of employment as a boatswain on-board the ITB JACKSONVILLE. The first trial ended in a mistrial. The second trial resulted in a jury verdict of...

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