Legal Opinion
Frank Toscano v. Chandris, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 1991No. 90-2119PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, the barn door was not locked until well after the horse had departed. Seeing no reason to relieve the appellants from the easily predictable consequences of their own nonchalance, we reject their appeal.
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Plaintiff-appellee Frank Toscano sued Chandris, S.A. and Fourth Transoceanic Shipping Co. in federal district court pursuant to section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). Toscano’s suit arose out of injuries sustained in 1987 while he was working aboard a vessel owned and operated by the defendants. At trial, the…
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