Legal Opinion
Martin v. Boyd Gaming Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2004No. 03-30389, 03-30459PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Mary Martin appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to her employer, Boyd Gaming Corporation, dismissing Martin’s Jones Act suit on the ground that she was not a seaman because the floating casino upon which she worked was not a vessel. We affirm.
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Mary Martin worked as a cocktail waitress on the TREASURE CHEST CASINO (TREASURE CHEST) from February 6, 1995 until October 7, 2001 when she slipped and fell in grease or cooking oil on the loading dock of the TREASURE CHEST. The TREASURE CHEST is a riverboat casino which was built in 1994 as a…
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- Pavone v. Mississippi Riverboat Amusement Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Ellis J. Ducrepont v. Baton Rouge Marine Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Arabie J. Manuel v. P.A.W. Drilling & Well Service, Inc. Westwood Insurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Boomtown Belle Casino v. BazorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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