Legal Opinion
Green v. United States
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 23, 2010No. 2:07-cv-00638PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
MARCIA MORALES HOWARD, District Judge.
On January 26, 2006, Joel Green was injured while performing contract repair work aboard the MW CAPE EDMONT (Cape Edmont) for his employer, North Florida Shipyards, Inc. (NFSI). Plaintiff filed suit against the United States of America, owner of the vessel, for negligence, pursuant to the waivers of sovereign immunity contained in the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30901-30918(SAA), and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ SllOl-SimiPVA), 1 and pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act…
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