Legal Opinion
Fanfan v. Berwind Corporation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-2001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BRODERICK, District Judge.
This is an action based on the Jones Act and the law of unseaworthiness which is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss and/or' for summary judgment. The issue before the Court is whether a Puerto Rico seaman injured in the territorial waters of Puerto Rico while working for a Puerto Rico corporate employer insured pursuant to the Puerto Rico Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq., can pierce the corporate veil of his Puerto Rico employer and recover against the parent corporation of his employer for the alleged Jones…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Kathryn E. Steven, Administratrix of the Estate of George A. Steven, Deceased v. Roscoe Turner Aeronautical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- St. Regis Paper Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Robert H. E. Frank, Jerry D. Mooberry, Tyrone G. Moreno v. U.S. West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Hargrave v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Kamens v. Summit Stainless, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Berkowitz v. Allied Stores of Penn-Ohio, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Wood v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989
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