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BORKOWSKI v. F/V MADISON KATE

No. 09-1311.

599 F.3d 57 (2010)

Marek BORKOWSKI, Rufus Alfred Ayers and Steven Wood, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. F/V MADISON KATE, Sea Ventures, LLC, and F/V Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Sea Adventures, LLC., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Bromley, with whom David B. Kaplan and The Kaplan/Bond Group, were on brief, for appellants.

Rachelle R. Green, with whom Byron L. McMasters and Duffy & Sweeney, LTD, were on brief, for appellees.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

The appellants in this maritime matter are three commercial fishermen who served aboard the F/V Madison Kate on a fishing voyage from Stonington, Connecticut in March 2006. Contrary to the requirements of federal maritime law, there was no written agreement memorializing the terms of appellants' employment. Upon return to port, each of the fishermen and the other crew members was paid a portion of the boat's net proceeds, consisting of the value...

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