Legal Opinion
Soto v. United States Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 1, 1985No. 83 Civ. 8462-CSHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Plaintiff Ivan Soto is a seaman. He alleges that he suffered a hernia while working on board defendant’s ship. Sometime after the alleged incident he was treated for a hernia by third party defendants St. Clare’s Hospital, Adaniel, and Iskander. In 1980 he and his wife sued these three to recover damages for claimed malpractice in connection with that treatment. That action was settled in 1983, approximately the same time that this action was commenced in state court. In this action plaintiffs seek recovery for all the damages arising out of…
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- Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Thomas v. GrigorescuDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Transcontinental Oil Corp. v. Trenton Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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