Legal Opinion
Michael A. Manuel v. United States of America, and International Marine Carriers, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1995No. 94-1485PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge RUSSELL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Senior Judge CHAPMAN joined.
OPINION
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This case raises the legal question of whether a seaman on a public vessel, owned by the United States but operated by a private operating agent, can bring a claim against the agent, instead of the United States, for arbitrarily and willfully denying his requests for maintenance and cure. The choice of defendants is important because the seaman cannot seek punitive damages against the United States. We conclude that the exclusivity…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Earl E. Robinson v. Pocahontas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- William G. O'connell, III v. Interocean Management CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Servis v. Hiller Systems Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Kasprik v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Stephen Dearborn v. Mar Ship Operations, Inc., and Bay Ship Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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