Baum v. Whitehorse Marine, Inc.

By Judge Marc Jacobson

Defendant Whitehorse Marine, Inc. (Defendant) has filed a Motion to Dismiss the instant action filed by Carl L. Baum (Plaintiff) under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, et seq., for a claim of personal injuries, pain and suffering, and medical expenses and a second claim for maintenance and cure. Plaintiff alleges he suffered personal injuries on January 15, 1993, while working in the course and scope of his employment as a seaman aboard the vessel Tiffany B. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss claims that the Plaintiff executed a Release in Full (Release) in an earlier suit…