Legal Opinion
Thomas G. Carpenter v. Universal Star Shipping, S.A., a Foreign Corporation, and Sealaska Timber Corporation, a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1991No. 88-4059PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Carpenter, a longshoreman, was injured while loading a ship. He filed suit, alleging negligence against the owner of the ship, Universal Star Shipping (“Univer sal”), and the voyage charterer, Sealaska Timber (“Sealaska”), under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. The district court granted summary judgment for both defendants. We affirm.
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The first Defendant-appellee, Universal, owned the vessel, Pacific Victory, on which Carpenter worked as a longshoreman. The second Defendant-appellee, Sealaska, is a voyage…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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