Rachelle Hines, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Clark Hines, Deceased v. British Steel Corporation

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Rachelle Hines, appeals the district court’s order granting defendant-appellee British Steel Corporation’s (BSC) motion for summary judgment in this negligence action brought under Section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). The parties, by stipulation below, dismissed defendant ship, the M.S. Ravenna, with prejudice. Rachelle Hines brought the suit as special administrator of the estate of Clark Hines, a longshoreman who was killed in an accident aboard the M.S. Ravenna. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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