MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY v. FITCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Docket No. 1:17-cv-195-NT ) JANIS FITCH, ) ) AND ) ) SODEXO OPERATIONS LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) JANIS FITCH, ) ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) RULINGS ON SEAMAN STATUS AND IDENTITY OF EMPLOYER Maine Maritime Academy (“MMA”) initiated this action seeking a declaratory judgment that it was not obligated to pay Janis Fitch maintenance and cure1 for injuries Ms. Fitch sustained while working in the galley of the Training Ship State of 1 “The…