Legal Opinion
Dawn Rannals v. Diamond Jo Casino
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2001No. 99-4267PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Bell, D. J.,
BOGGS, J. (pp. 458-56), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant, Dawn Rannals (“Rannals”), filed this lawsuit against her employer, Defendant Appellee, Diamond Jo Casino (“Diamond Jo”), asserting a claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, based upon an injury she suffered while attending a firefighting training program in Toledo, Ohio.1 The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Diamond Jo on Rannals’s Jones Act claim, holding that Rannals had failed to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether her injuries were…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Chandris, Inc. v. LatsisSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by39 opinions
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