Legal Opinion
Tilcon New York v. Volk
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 27, 2017No. Docket No. 16-1092-cvPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
In this case, claimant-appellant Wayne Volk worked at a quarried rock processing facility on the Hudson River, inspecting and maintaining barges used to transport rock down the river. In the accident that led to these proceedings, Volk was inspecting a moored barge when he slipped on some loose stone and fell, injuring himself. He asserted claims against the barge company as his employer, the owner of the barge, and the operator of the rock processing facility, under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30101-30106, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “LHWCA”),…
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