Legal Opinion
Rashidi v. American President Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1996No. 95-31027PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Youssery Rashidi appeals the judgment that his claim for maintenance and cure under the Suits in Admiralty Act (the “SAA”), 46 U.S.C.App. § 742, is time-barred. Finding no error, we affirm.
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Rashidi alleges injuries stemming from a work-related accident that occurred on March 26, 1991, aboard the U.S.N.S. COMET. During the summer of 1991, Rashidi traveled to Egypt on personal business, during which time the United States suspended his maintenance and cure payments. Rashi-di paid $3,000 for ongoing treatment in Egypt from Dr. Mohammed Nas’r until September 12,1991.…
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