Legal Opinion
Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2007No. 06-60134PublishedCited by 611 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Heath Knight and Thomas Ingerman appeal the district court’s summary judgment ruling for appellees Kirby Inland Marine and related companies. For the following reasons, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Heath Knight began working for Kirby Inland Marine (“Kirby”) in 1993. Knight worked as a tankerman between 1993 and 1994. During his time as a tankerman with Kirby, he was exposed to various toxic chemicals, including benzene. Knight learned that he had Hodgkins lymphoma in 1998. He underwent chemotherapy and made a full recovery. His…
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