NAPIER v. F/V DEESIE, INC.

Nos. 05-1503, 05-2545.

454 F.3d 61 (2006)

James NAPIER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. F/V DEESIE, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Kaplan, with whom The Kaplan/Bond Group was on brief, for appellant.

Joseph A. Regan, with whom Syd A. Saloman and Regan & Kiely LLP, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant James Napier ("Napier") filed a suit against defendant-appellee F/V Deesie, Inc. ("Deesie") in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeking damages on three counts of maritime law: one count pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688; one count of unseaworthiness; and one count for maintenance and cure. Deesie moved for summary judgment on all three claims. The magistrate judge granted...

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