Legal Opinion
Bielunas v. F/V Misty Dawn, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 8, 2010No. 09-2048PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
This case — according to Wojciech Bielunas — is about life-altering pain. Working as a commercial fisherman aboard the F/V SEA WATCHER I, Bielunas had his right foot crushed in a ghastly accident. An orthopedic surgeon said it looked like someone had taken a sledgehammer to Bielunas’s foot. His livelihood lost, Bielunas later sued the vessel’s owner, F/V Misty Dawn, Inc., charging Jones Act negligence, 1 ship unseaworthiness, and a right to maintenance and cure. 2 A jury returned a verdict in Bielunas’s favor, and the district judge entered judgment against Misty Dawn…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- United States v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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