Summers v. Deutsche Seereederei Rostok Gmbh

Blackburn, Judge.

William P. Summers and Lisa A. M. Summers brought the underlying maritime tort action. The complaint sought damages for injuries William sustained as a longshoreman in discharging cargo from the Motor Vessel Bergen in an accident on November 30, 1993 and for Lisa’s loss of consortium. Summers alleged that the cargo operation of his employer was “visibly dangerous and obviously unsafe” and that the ship’s owner, Deutsche Seereederei Rostok Gmbh (Deutsche), knew of the unsafe condition through the ship’s crew. Deutsche answered denying the material allegations of the complaint.…