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ROBINSON v. AMERICAN OVERSEAS MARINE

No. 01-11-00745-CV.

422 S.W.3d 1 (2012)

Verleshia ROBINSON and Jouan Jackson, Appellants v. AMERICAN OVERSEAS MARINE and Patton Caldwell, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reginald E. MeKamie, Sr. , Law Office of Reginald E. MeKamie, Sr., P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellants.

David Jude Comeaux , Flyn Lee Flesher , Stephen Eric Hart , Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Justices HIGLEY, SHARP, and HUDDLE.

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

In this maritime case, Verleshia Robinson and Jouan Jackson sued American Overseas Marine and its employee Patton Caldwell.1 The two defendants sought summary judgment against the plaintiffs on the ground that the plaintiffs' claims are barred by two federal statutes: the Suits in Admiralty Act2 and the Public Vessels Act.3 The trial...

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