Flynn v. American Auto Carriers, Inc.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

DEARIE, District Judge.

Plaintiff 1 Martin Flynn, a “checker” foreman who slipped and fell on the slick stern ramp of a seagoing shipping vessel, brings this action against the owners of the vessel, defendants American Auto Carriers Inc., Are/A Soya, Walleniusrederier-na (Wallenius Lines) and International Marine Carriers Inc. (hereinafter the “Shipowners”) pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA” or the “Act”), 33 U.S.C. section 905(b). The Shipowners have im-pleaded third-party defendant the United States of America (“Government”), the owner…