Legal Opinion

Clark v. NATIONAL SHIPPING CO. OF SAUDI ARABIA

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided May 12, 2008No. Civil Action 2:07cv599Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

WALTER D. KELLEY, JR., District Judge.

On January 29, 2007, Plaintiff Johnnie Clark, a longshoreman employed by the stevedoring company CP & O LLC (“CP & 0”), was injured while loading lumber onto the MTV SAUDI ABHA (the “Saudi”) at the Newport News Marine Terminal (the “Terminal”). As Mr. Clark drove 1 down a ramp inside the vessel, he could not stop his vehicle in time to navigate a switchback. His vehicle crashed into the Saudi’s bulkhead wall. The impact catapulted the lumber forward, crushing Mr. Clark’s midsection and paralyzing him.

On November 14, 2007, Mr. Clark filed…

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