Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 1, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-2376PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SARAH S. VANCE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is defendant United States of America's motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND
This Jones Act case arises out of an alleged slip-and-fall aboard the M/V CAPE KNOX, a vessel owned by the United *266States.1 Plaintiff Wilfred Jones signed on as an engineer with the M/V CAPE KNOX on January 7, 2013.2 During the evening of May 4, 2015, plaintiff was conducting rounds as duty officer.3 After traversing an exterior deck, which had a nonskid surface, plaintiff entered the emergency diesel…
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