Legal Opinion
RJF International Corp. for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 2004No. 03-1696PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
On August 11, 2001, James Avery, then 18 years old, was employed on the M/V Reflections, a yacht docked in Newport, Rhode Island. In the course of his duties, he fell from the yacht, struck his head on the dock, and fell into the water. Before his rescue, he spent 7 to 10 minutes under water. The result was anoxic brain injury — anoxic refers to the lack of oxygen — ■ so severe that his life was despaired of.
By the time of his discharge from the last of several hospitals (in March 2002), Avery could not speak intelligibly but could follow commands, respond to questions by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Vella v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Barry Brister and Karen Brister, Cross-Appellees v. A.W.I., Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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- Saco v. Tug Tucana Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
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