Legal Opinion
Eckert v. The City Of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 11, 2022No. 1:19-cv-02825-PAEUnknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK STEVEN C. ECKERT, Plaintiff, 19 Civ. 2825 (PAE) -v- OPINION & ORDER THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This is a personal injury action by an officer of the New York Police Department’s (“NYPD”) Harbor Unit who hurt his back while pulling a dead body from the East River onto a launch boat. Plaintiff Steven C. Eckert (“Eckert”) brings a negligence claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, and an unseaworthiness claim under general maritime law against the City of New York (the “City”). Eckert’s…
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