Legal Opinion
Christopher MacDonald v. Kahikolu Ltd., Dba Frogman Charters
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2006No. 04-15979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge.
Christopher MacDonald appeals from the final judgment entered following a bench trial before Magistrate Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi. 1 Mr. MacDonald seeks reversal on the ground that the trial court erred in concluding that the failure of Ap-pellee Kahikolu, Ltd. (“Kahikolu”), doing business as Frogman Charters, to comply with the United States Coast Guard regulations codified at 46 C.F.R., Ch. I, Subch. V, Pt. 197 (“Coast Guard regulations”) did not establish negligence per se liability under the Jones Act, 46 App. U.S.C. § 688. We vacate the judgment and remand for the…
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