United States Ninth Circuit
ORSINI v. O/S SEABROOKE O.N., 99-35588
Sailor's release for shipboard injuries lacks adequate consideration where sailor waived his right to maintenance, the rest of his unearned wages from the voyage and the opportunity to sue under the Jones Act, in return for only $500.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/15/2001
- Decided 04/24/2001
- Published 04/24/2001
Judges
- GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT, WARDLAW and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Steven P. Gray,Gray, McLean, Cole & Razo, Kodiak, Alaska, for the plaintiff-appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Laura L. Farley, Le Gros, Buchanan & Paul, Anchorage, Alaska, for the defendants-appellees., Amanda A. Owen, Le Gros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, Washington, for the defendants-appellees.