Legal Opinion
Moussa Dalla v. Atlas Maritime Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1985No. 83-6370PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Moussa Dalla was injured while working aboard a Greek vessel at port in Long Beach, California. He recovered judgment under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), and the vessel operator appeals. See Dalla v. Atlas Maritime Co., 562 F.Supp. 752 (C.D.Cal.1983). We affirm.
The vessel operator contends that the Jones Act does not afford Dalla a cause of action because of the paucity of connec tions between Atlas Maritime Co. and the United States. Although Dalla’s injury took place in the United States, Dalla is a Syrian national, and the vessel is of Greek registry and is operated by a Liberian…
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