Legal Opinion
Grant v. Entm't Cruises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 16, 2017No. Civil Action Nos. 17–1159 (JEB); 17–1410 (JEB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Tamea Grant, a deckhand on a local cruise ship who suffered injuries during a docking incident, now brings these consolidated pro se actions against the cruise line and its parent. While difficult to decipher, the Amended Complaints appear to invoke the District of Columbia's Occupational Safety and Health Act, the District's Industrial Safety Act, and the federal Jones Act. Defendants now move to dismiss, contending that the first statute provides no private right of action and that claims asserted under the latter two are insufficiently pled.…
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