Legal Opinion
Moran Towing & Transportation Co. v. Lombas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 25, 1994No. 92 Civ. 1327 (CSH)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
This case, before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment under Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., requires consideration of a seaman’s right to cure within the context of that social legislation popularly known as Medicare.
Background
In April 1988 Whitney Lombas was employed by Moran Towing & Transportation Co., Inc. (“Moran”) as a tugboat captain. While serving in that capacity, and carrying a wire cable on a dock in Staten Island, New York, Lombas allegedly fell and injured his neck.
That injury and Lombas’ subsequent medical treatment gave rise…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- The Bouker No. 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Moran Towing & Transportation, Co. v. Whitney LombasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Toulson v. Ampro Fisheries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- In Re RJF International Corp. for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil & MaritimeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2004