MURRAY v. SOUTHERN ROUTE MARITIME SA

No. 14-36056.

870 F.3d 915 (2017)

Roger MURRAY; Elise Murray, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SOUTHERN ROUTE MARITIME SA, a Panamanian corporation; Synergy Maritime Pvt Ltd, an Indian corporation; APL IRELAND M/V, IMO number 9260914, her gear, appurtenances, equipment and furniture, in rem, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Talmadge (argued), Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe, Seattle, Washington; Barbara L. Holland and David H. Smith , Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, Washington; for Defendants-Appellants.

Howard Mark Goodfriend (argued) and Ian C. Cairns , Seattle, Washington; C. Steven Fury , Francisco A. Duarte , and Scott D. Smith , Fury Duarte P.S., Seattle, Washington; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Dissent by Judge Bea.


OPINION

The events underlying this appeal center on Roger Murray, a longshoreman who experienced an electrical shock while working aboard the M/V APL IRELAND, a vessel owned by Southern Route Maritime SA and Synergy Maritime Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, the "vessel owner"). While Murray was descending a ladder and holding...

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