Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Tropical Tuna, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 21, 1997No. Civil Action No. 95-12767-WGYPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
Kenneth Sullivan (“Sullivan”) brought this maritime action against Tropical Tuna, Inc. (“Tropical Tuna”) to recover for injuries he suffered while serving aboard a vessel owned by Tropical Tuna. The Jones Act, negligence, and unseaworthiness counts were tried to a jury, and the maintenance and cure claims were tried to the Court. The jury returned a verdict for Tropical Tuna, but the Court found Tropical Tuna owed Sullivan $9,000.00 in maintenance and cure and assessed attorneys fees of $3,000.00 for the willful failure to make such payments for cure…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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