KNIGHT v. KIRBY INLAND MARINE INC.

No. 06-60134.

482 F.3d 347 (2007)

Heath KNIGHT; et al., Plaintiffs, Heath Knight; Thomas David Ingerman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KIRBY INLAND MARINE INC.; Kirby Inland Marine Inc. of Texas, also known as Dixie Marine Inc.; Hollywood Marine Inc.; Kirby Inland Marine Inc. of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Dale Green (argued), Mignon Angelette Gill, James Robert Davis, Jr., Law Office of J. Robert Davis, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Frank J. Dantone (argued), Edward D. Lamar, Henderson Dantone, Greenville, MS, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and CRONE, District Judge.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Heath Knight and Thomas Ingerman appeal the district court's summary judgment ruling for appellees Kirby Inland Marine and related companies. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Heath Knight began working for Kirby Inland Marine ("Kirby") in 1993. Knight worked as a tankerman between 1993 and 1994. During his time as a tankerman with Kirby, he was exposed to various...

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