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DELAWARE RIVER & BAY AUTHORITY v. KOPACZ

Nos. 08-4029, 08-4086.

584 F.3d 622 (2009)

DELAWARE RIVER & BAY AUTHORITY, Appellant in No. 08-4029 v. Jan D. KOPACZ, Appellant in No. 08-4086.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Reeves, Esq. [Argued], Donna Adelsberger & Associates, Glenside, PA, for Appellant/Cross Appellee.

E. Alfred Smith, Esq. [Argued], E. Alfred Smith & Associates, Wayne, PA, for Appellee/Cross Appellant.

Before: RENDELL, STAPLETON and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from the District Court's award of declaratory judgment in favor of defendant Jan Kopacz, and against plaintiff Delaware River & Bay Authority ("DRBA"), we are called upon to decide two issues of admiralty law: (1) whether commuter seamen, who eat and sleep on land, are entitled to "maintenance and cure"—payment from a shipowner to a seaman to cover medical, food, and lodging expenses...

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