Legal Opinion
Skaw v. Lady Pacific, Inc.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided October 14, 1983No. A83-166 CIVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF REMAND
VON DER HEYDT, Chief Judge.
THIS CAUSE comes before the court on plaintiff’s petition for remand. Plaintiff Glenn Skaw is a seaman within the meaning of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and he brought this action for negligence under the Jones Act, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure for injuries received during employment. He specifically elected to bring this action in state court pursuant to the “savings to suitors” clause, 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1). See Complaint at 2.
Defendants removed this case under the aegis of 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c), which allows removal of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Rolph Navigation & Coal Co. v. KohilasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Titus v. Reynolds Metals Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1986
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