Legal Opinion
Jean E. Welch v. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the State of Texas, Drott Manufacturing Company and J.I. Case Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1984No. 83-2253PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Jean Welch was injured in the course of her employment as a “seaman” (marine technician) while working on the ferry landing dock at Galveston, Texas. Ms. Welch sued her employer, the Texas Highway Department, and the State of Texas under the Jones Act and also sued the manufacturer of the mobile crane which she asserts contributed to her injury in a products liability suit. The district court, 533 F.Supp. 403, dismissed her Jones Act claim on the ground that the state defendants had not waived Eleventh Amendment immunity-either expressly, by virtue of the state…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- McBride v. ClaytonTexas Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jean E. Welch v. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the State of Texas, Drott Manufacturing Company and J.I. Case Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In Re ReedUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1988
- Fitchik v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
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