United States First Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging defendant-boat owner is liable for Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness as a result of decedent's death at sea, is affirmed where plaintiff failed to establish any triable issues of fact regarding causation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/28/2004
• Published 11/01/2004

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, DYK , and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Berg, with whom Carolyn M. Latti and Latti & Anderson LLP, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark E. Dunlap, with whom Norman Hanson & DeTroy, LLC, was on brief, for appellee.