Legal Opinion
Richards v. Relentless, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 14, 2003No. 02-2337PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Anthony Richards was injured while working aboard the fishing vessel Relentless in 1998. Richards sued his employer, Relentless, Inc., alleging violations of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (2002), and the warranty of seaworthiness, and seeking recovery for maintenance and cure under general principles of maritime law. The jury found that Richards’s recovery was precluded by a release of claims he signed shortly after his accident. In this appeal, Richards asks us to vacate the jury verdict in favor of Relentless on a variety of grounds. Finding no…
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