Legal Opinion
Richard Patrick Feemster, Sr. v. Bj-Titan Services Co./titan Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1989No. 88-3304PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Richard Patrick Feemster urges us to create a private right of action under general maritime law for wrongful discharge for refusal to carry out an assignment that would violate a federal safety statute. We decline to create such a right and therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Richard Patrick Feemster, Sr. is a tugboat captain who worked for BJ-Titan on the M/Y JUNE J, pushing barges. At about 5 p.m. on February 18, 1987, BJ-Titan instructed Feemster to push a barge from Venice, Louisiana, to Lake Pagie, Louisiana, an eighteen-hour trip. Feemster…
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