United States Seventh Circuit

For purposes of admiralty jurisdiction in a personal injury action, neither a land-based crane nor a life raft were appurtenances to a vessel; a director of training was not involved in maritime employment for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/21/2002
• Decided 07/28/2003
• Published 07/28/2003

Judges

• HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and WOOD, Jr. and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William J. Jovan (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven B. Belgrade (argued), Belgrade & O'Donnell, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee, Trump Indiana, Inc., David L. LaPorte (argued), Querrey & Harrow, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees, Lola Crane Rental Co. and Mark Nichols.