Legal Opinion
Whitman v. Miles
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 2004No. 04-1117PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In this case involving a claim for maintenance and cure benefits by a seaman suffering from multiple sclerosis, plaintiff-appellant Melodee Whitman (“Whitman”) appeals from an order of the district court granting defendant-appellee Rick Miles’s (“Miles”) motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
I. Background
We review the entry of summary judgment de novo, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the party opposing summary judgment, in this case Whitman. GTE Wireless, Inc. v. Cellexis Int’l, Inc., 341 F.3d 1, 4 (1st Cir.2003). Summary judgment is appropriate “if…
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