WEAVER v. HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC.

No. 00-2862.

255 F.3d 379 (2001)

Robbin WEAVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt A. Niermann (argued), Presbrey & Associates, Aurora, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven B. Belgrade (argued), Kim R. Kardas, Belgrade & O'Donnell, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Robbin Weaver, a slot machine attendant, was injured on a riverboat casino owned by Hollywood Casino-Aurora Inc. ("Hollywood"). She sued for relief under general maritime jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688. The district court held a bench trial, and awarded Weaver $20,000 under the Jones Act for pain and suffering, but found that there was no causal connection between the injury and some of Weaver...

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