Legal Opinion
Blackburn v. Prudential Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-3554PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
A longshoreman brings this action against the owner of a vessel pursuant to § 5(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of 1927, as amended in 1972 (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), alleging that he was injured as a result of defendant’s negligence while he was in the employ of a stevedoring company aboard defendant’s vessel. Defendant has moved for summary judgment, relying on the deposition testimony of plaintiff and the legal standard of care owed to longshoremen by vessels under § 5(b) that was announced in Hurst v. Triad Shipping…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thomas W. Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and American Commercial Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Antonio Napoli v. (Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Universal Cargo Carriers, Inc.) Hellenic Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Lucas v. " BRINKNES" SCHIFFAHRTS GES.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Hurst v. Triad Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- McKee v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Carmen Di Rago and Joan Di Rago, His Wife v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Nestle Co., Inc. v. Chester's Market, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1983
- Olson v. U.S. Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1986
- Dudo v. SchafferDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Imprisoned Citizens Union v. ShappDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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