United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio common-law defense of natural accumulation on land facility cannot bar a seaman's Jones Act claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/26/2001
• Decided 09/12/2001
• Published 09/12/2001

Judges

• Before BOGGS and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  BELL, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis M. O'Bryan (argued and briefed), Kirk E. Karamanian (briefed), O'Bryan, Baun & Cohen, Birmingham, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James T. Ferrini, Kimbley A. Kearney (argued and briefed), Melissa A. Murphy-Petros (briefed), Clausen Miller, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.