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JOHNSON v. COOPER T. SMITH STEVEDORING COMPANY

No. 22-30488.

74 F.4th 268 (2023)

Lester JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOPER T. SMITH STEVEDORING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 14, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristi Ann Post, Esq. , Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jason P. Waguespack, Esq. , Director, Andrew Vincent Waters , Attorney, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Stewart and Douglas, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Lester Johnson ("Johnson"), an injured maritime worker, appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgement to defendant Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc. ("Cooper") on his claims of Jones Act negligence, failure to pay maintenance and cure, unseaworthiness, and, alternatively, vessel negligence...

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