Duncan v. American Commercial Barge Line, LLC

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

This is an appeal of an admiralty action regarding Gary Duncan, a 48-year-old seaman who died from coronary artery disease that led to an arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death on May 31, 1999, aboard American Commercial Barge Line LLC’s vessel, the “Miss Kae D.” Mary Duncan, as personal representative of the estate and widow of the deceased, sued the defendant under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 688, alleging that the defendant was negligent in failing to provide a safe place for Mr. Duncan to work. The plaintiff argued that Mr. Duncan was overworked through the…