Legal Opinion
Grant v. Entm't Cruises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 19, 2018No. Civil Action Nos. 17–1159 (JEB); 17–1410 (JEB)Published
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Pro se Plaintiff Tamea Grant, a deckhand on a local cruise ship, brought this suit against Entertainment Cruises, Inc., and its subsidiary Spirit Cruises, LLC, alleging that her former captain intentionally struck her with a rope during a docking incident and then denied her medical assistance. After two rounds of briefing, what remains of her case is a single count under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, which allows a seaman injured on a vessel in navigation to recover from his employer. Defendants, contending that they cannot be held liable…
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