Chapman v. M/G Transport Services, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSENBERG, District Judge.

This matter is now before me on the motion of the defendant, M/G Transport Services, Inc. (M/G), engaged in the business of repairing towboats and barges along with other non-maritime machinery, for summary judgment against the plaintiff, Robert Chapman, former employee of the defendant. The plaintiff has filed an admiralty and maritime action consisting of a claim for maintenance and cure, a Jones Act claim, 46 U.S.C. § 688 1 and a general maritime claim based on unseaworthiness of the defendant’s vessel, all as a result of an accident which…