Abston v. Jungerhaus Maritime Services GMBH & Co. KG

PER CURIAM: *

Joseph Abston, a longshoreman working aboard Defendants’ ship, was injured when he slipped and fell from a “flat rack” cargo shipping container and brings this federal admiralty law action under 33 U.S.C. § 405(b) alleging breaches of the duties of active control and intervention. Magistrate Judge John R. Froeschner, proceeding with the consent of the parties, granted summary judgment for Defendants. We AFFIRM.

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On February 18, 2012, Plaintiff Joseph Abston was working as a longshoreman aboard Defendants’ ship, the Pavo J. It was a stormy day; operations were suspended between…