Legal Opinion
Earl v. Bouchard Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 24, 1990No. CV-85-4234PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff James Earl, a 66 year-old former tugboat deck hand, brings an action against his employer under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general maritime law for injuries suffered as a result of two separate accidents in 1984. As a consequence of his injuries he claims he was forced to retire on May 16, 1985, approximately a month before turning 62. He claims damages for, inter alia, loss of future earnings on the grounds that, absent injury, he would have continued to work at least an additional three years and five weeks — that is,…
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