Legal Opinion

Groton Pacific Carriers, Inc. v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 14, 2014No. 1120613Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAIN, Justice.

Groton Pacific Carriers, Inc. (“Groton Pacific”), and International Tanker Management Holding LTD. (“ITM”) appeal from a judgment in the amount of $4,851,125 entered in favor of Carl Jackson, as personal representative of the estate of Carl L. Williams, deceased, and as next friend of Camren Lamarcus Williams, Jayden Eugene Williams, and Cartez La-bruce Williams, minors; and Edward L. Purdue. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Procedural History

This appeal arises from an accident that occurred on the Mobile River. Purdue and Williams were working for Mo-Bay Shipping Services,…

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