Legal Opinion
Scoran v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 2010No. 07 Civ. 10307(DF)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
DEBRA FREEMAN, United States Magistrate Judge:
In this Jones Act ease, before me on consent pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), plaintiff Jason N. Scoran (“Plaintiff’) alleges that he suffered a compound leg fracture and other injuries when, during the course of his employment aboard a ship (the “Overseas New Orleans”) and while attempting to clean one of the ship’s fuel tanks, he fell approximately 35 feet into a hole in the tank that was not protected with railings. Plaintiff has moved for partial summary judgment (Dkt. 30), seeking dismissal of the first and sixth…
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