Legal Opinion
Grant v. Entm't Cruises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 2017No. Civil Action Nos. 17–1159 (JEB); 17–1410 (JEB)Published
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
In response to a Memorandum Opinion granting in part Entertainment Cruises *2and its subsidiary Spirit Cruises' motion to dismiss, pro se Plaintiff Tamea Grant seeks again to plead a cause of action under the federal Jones Act, a maritime statute. Although her proposed Second Amended Complaint is somewhat convoluted on this score, the Court will nevertheless grant her Motion.
I. Background
As explained in the prior Opinion, this case finds its genesis in Grant's work as a deckhand on vessels operated by Spirit Cruises in the District of Columbia's…
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