Legal Opinion
In Re RJF International Corp. for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil & Maritime
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 10, 2004No. C.A.01-588SPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
“From time immemorial, the law of the sea has required shipowners to ensure the maintenance and cure of seamen who fall ill or become injured while in service of the ship.” LeBlanc v. B.G.T. Corp., 992 F.2d 394, 396 (1st Cir.1993). And in more modern times it is not uncommon that a seaman receiving maintenance and cure from a shipowner may be so severely injured that he also becomes entitled to disability benefits under the Social Security Act of 1965. By being “disabled” under the Social Security Act, a seaman becomes eligible for Medicare, which…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Baxter International, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re RJF International Corp.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2004
- Falconer v. Penn Maritime, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2005