Legal Opinion
Lubrano v. Waterman Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 30, 1999No. Docket No. 98-7849PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the issue of whether a shipowner who successfully defends against a suit by an injured longshoreman may recover its litigation costs from a stevedore1 who caused the longshoreman’s injuries and who is not the employer of the longshoreman (hereinafter the “nonem-ploying stevedore”). The district court held that an obligation to indemnify is not an implied term of the contract between a shipowner and a stevedore. We agree, and affirm the district court’s decision.
*275BACKGROUND
On February 24, 1994, plaintiff Damian Lubrano, who worked as a longshoreman…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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