Legal Opinion
Sinclair v. Soniform, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 6, 1991No. Nos. 90-1905, 90-1906PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether an action arising from injuries sustained during a scuba diving excursion in navigable waters falls within federal admiralty jurisdiction. Plaintiff Terry Lee Sinclair alleges that he contracted and continues to suffer from the effects of decompression sickness due to a defect in the buoyancy compensator vest he wore while diving, as well as the failure by the crew of the vessel that transported him to the dive site to detect his symptoms and administer proper care. Alleging subject matter jurisdiction in admiralty…
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