United States Seventh Circuit

Whether a casino riverboat was travelling on navigable waters when plaintiff's injury transpired and whether the incident allegedly prompting defendant's injury could have affected maritime commerce determines jurisdiction under the Jones Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2001
• Decided 06/21/2001
• Published 06/21/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kurt A. Niermann (argued), Presbrey & Associates, Aurora, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven B. Belgrade (argued), Kim R. Kardas, Belgrade & O'Donnell, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.