Legal Opinion
Emmett L. Turner v. City of Buffalo, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Alleged Lienor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 23, 1994No. 296, Docket 94-7280Published
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Emmett L. Turner was severely injured in the course of employment while working on a boat operated by his employer, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (“NFTA”) and owned by the City of Buffalo (the “City”). NFTA’s compensation insurance carrier, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company (“Hartford”) immediately began paying Turner worker’s compensation benefits even as Turner’s federal claims for negligence and unseaworthiness under general maritime law and the Jones Act, 46 App. U.S.C. § 688, remained pending. Thereafter, Turner settled with NFTA…
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