Gleneagle Ship Management Co. v. Leondakos

Gleneagle Ship Management Co. (Glen-eagle) petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review a discovery order entered by the circuit court. We deny the petition.

Gleneagle is being sued under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, by respondent Anthony Leondakos. In his complaint Leondakos alleges that he suffered physical injury when he fell off a stairwell on the vessel Bridgeton, which was then operating in the Persian Gulf. Leondakos contends the stairwell was negligently maintained. Although the complaint sufficiently alleges personal jurisdiction, Gleneagle has moved to dismiss the…