Tyrone T. Miller v. Navalmar (UK) LTD.

This case arises from a negligence action brought by longshoreman Tyrone T. Miller under Section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, after he fell while loading cargo into the MW CAR- RARA CASTLE. 1 The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the owner of the CARRARA CASTLE, Naval-mar (UK) Ltd. (Navalmar), and the vessel’s charterer Grieg Star Shipping II AS (Grieg) (collectively, the Defendants). Miller appeals from that ruling asserting Grieg’s written cargo safety and storage procedures constituted active control over the…