United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's Jones Act claim is affirmed where no reasonable jury could find that defendant-employer is liable for plaintiff's injuries that were inflicted by a crewmate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/05/2005
• Decided 06/29/2005
• Published 06/29/2005

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis M. O'Bryan (argued), O'Bryan, Baun, Cohen & Kuebler, Birmingham, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert T. Coniam (argued), Ray, Robinson, Carle & Davies, Cleveland, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.