Stiward v. United States

ORDER AND REASONS

STANWOOD R. DUVAL, JR., District Judge.

The above-captioned matter concerns a Jones Act case asserted against the United States pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act (“SAA”), which generally permits civil claims to be filed against the sovereign and tried without a jury where a private right of action would otherwise lie in admiralty. 1 This Court held a non-jury trial on liability and damages on April 8th-10th, 2008. 2

Plaintiff Edmundo Stiward (“Plaintiff’ or “Stiward”) brings this cause of action against the United States as owner of the M/V Cape Horn, a merchant vessel on…