Legal Opinion
Block Island Fishing, Inc. v. Rogers
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 2016No. 16-1267PPublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves rulings of some significance to seamen and their employers in this circuit, as well as for summary judgment practice. Jamie Rogers, a seaman, was injurfed on October 3, 2013, on the vessel F/V HEDY BRENNA. Admiralty law entitles seamen who become injured during the course of their service at sea to recover “maintenance and cure” payments from their employers. Block Island Fishing, Inc., is the owner and operator of the fishing vessel. Having made some maintenance and cure payments to Rogers and believing it had overpaid, Block Island brought this suit…
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