HICKS v. TUG PATRIOT

No. 13-1976-CV.

783 F.3d 939 (2015)

Ciro Charles HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TUG PATRIOT, In Rem, Defendant, Vane Line Bunkering, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: April 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Hofmann, Hofmann & Schweitzer, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael D. Wilson,   John J. Sullivan and Caspar F. Ewig, Hill Rivkins LLP, New York, N.Y., for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WINTER, STRAUB, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


Vane Line Bunkering, Inc. appeals from a money judgment for Ciro Charles Hicks following a jury trial before Judge Forrest. The jury found that appellant breached its maritime law duty of providing maintenance and cure1 following a shoulder injury Hicks sustained while working on board the Tug...

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