Legal Opinion
David Burchett and Cheryl Burchett v. Cargill, Inc., Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee v. Marine Equipment Management Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1995No. 94-30156, 94-30446PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs David and Cheryl Burchett appeal the dismissal of their Jones Act and unseaworthiness actions against Cargill, Inc. (“Cargill”) and their § 905(b) action against Marine Equipment Management Corporation (“MEMCO”). We affirm.
David Burchett, a I crane operator employed by Cargill, was injured when he slipped and fell on the cover deck of the K-2, a midstream bulk cargo transfer unit owned and operated by Cargill- The K-2, located in the Mississippi River near Convent, Louisiana, is used to transfer bulk products, usual ly grain, from river barges to…
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