Legal Opinion
Martin Allred v. Maersk Line, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1994No. 20-1302PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Senior Judge KNAPP joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Maersk Line, Limited appeals a personal injury judgment entered in favor of its employee, Martin Allred. After a one-day trial the jury found that Maersk was negligent under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. app. § 688) and that Maersk’s vessel was unseaworthy. The jury awarded Allred $1 million in damages. The district court dealt with Maersk’s motion for a new trial in stages. The court first refused to grant a new trial on…
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- Marion Domeracki v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Ralph E. Cazad v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a Corporation v. Union Oil Company of California, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Wendell E. Losey and Betty J. Losey v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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