Butcher v. Superior Offshore International, Inc.

PER CURIAM: *

Triumph Marine, Inc. and Offshore Lift-boats, LLC (collectively “Triumph”) appeal following the district court’s summary judgment determination that Plaintiff Noel Butcher is not a Jones Act seaman. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM:

1. Superior Offshore International challenges Triumph’s standing to appeal. Its assertion that only a seaman’s employer or personal representative may appeal in a case involving a determination of Jones Act seaman status is incorrect. See, e.g., Foulk v. Donjon Marine Co., 144 F.3d 252, 257 (3d Cir.1998). Triumph’s standing depends on whether it…