United States Seventh Circuit

An indefinitely moored dockside casino with no transportation function or purpose is not a vessel "in navigation." Thus, injured plaintiffs-employees are not within the class protected by the Jones Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/20/2003
• Decided 04/09/2004
• Published 04/09/2004

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerard B. Schneller,Gail Gaus Renshaw (argued), Lakin Law Firm, Wood River, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Kimbley A. Kearney (argued), Clausen Miller, Chicago, IL, Gordon R. Broom, Gregg A. Kinney, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, IL, Edward M. Kay, Clausen Miller, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.