Legal Opinion
Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Sellan
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided July 16, 1999No. 98-1311-CIVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.
This case was tried, non-jury, on June 28 and July 7, 1999. The Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
FINDING OF FACTS
1.Defendant, Pedro Sellan, was employed by the Seafarer’s International Union as a chief steward aboard the Plaintiffs vessel, Sea-Land Expedition, on November 6, 1993. On that date, he was moving a heavy box of meat when he suddenly felt pain in his back. As a result of this injury, Pedro Sellan brought a claim against Plaintiff, Sea-Land Service, Inc. Sellan thereupon had low back surgery performed at…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Louis Eugene Russell v. Tom Rolfs, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Harriet Rissetto v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 343, a Business Entity, Form Unknown, Michael Beavers and Does 1-25, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Whetstone Candy Co. v. Kraft Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Pedro SellanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Rabenstein v. Sealift, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2014
- Silva v. F/V Silver Fox LLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- Smith v. Seaport Marine, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2013
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