Legal Opinion
Richards v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 23, 1999No. CIV. 97-2573(JAF)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Nick Adrian Richards and Curtis Matthew Grant, bring this action against Defendants, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., John Doe, and XYZ insurer, for negligence pursuant to section 33 of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and for violation of general maritime law.
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Plaintiffs, Trinidadian nationals, were crew members of the vessel known as the MONARCH OF THE SEAS for all times pertinent to this action. Defendant Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (“Royal Caribbean”) owns the vessel MONARCH OF THE SEAS and was Plaintiffs’ employer for all times…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Barry Brister and Karen Brister, Cross-Appellees v. A.W.I., Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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