PAPARO v. M/V ETERNITY

No. 05-1767.

433 F.3d 169 (2006)

Anthony PAPARO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. M/V ETERNITY; Denholm Ship Management, Ltd., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian S. McCormick for appellant.

James B. Re for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Anthony Paparo was injured in a fall while working as a line handler securing a large tanker to a dock in Quincy, Massachusetts. He brought suit under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., against the owner of the vessel, Denholm Ship Management, Ltd. ("Denholm").1 The complaint alleged that the crew of the vessel negligently caused Paparo's injury. At the...

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