Legal Opinion
McMillan v. Marine Sulphur Shipping Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 9, 1979No. 11, Docket 79-7054PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Annie McMillan, as personal representative of the estate of Edgar McMillan and in her own behalf, brought this wrongful death action under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), against defendant Marine Sulphur Shipping Corp. (Marine) in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Section 905(b) allows an injured harbor-worker to sue a ship for negligence, subject to the provisions of 33 U.S.C. § 933, which protects the harbor-worker’s employer or compensation insurer for amounts paid or payable by…
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