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Jones Act Federal Circuits' & State Decisions -
E.D. Michigan
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:52 |
Case Name: Randy Klump v Oglebay Norton Marine Services Co., LLC Date of Judgment: 22nd May 2009 Court: U.S.D.C. - E.D. Michigan - Northern Division Judge: District Judge Ludington Citation: 2009 WL 1456306 (E.D.Mich.)
Background: Plaintiff Randy Klump filed a complaint against defendant Oglebay Norton Marine Service Company ("ONMS"). Klump alleged that ONMS's negligence and the unseaworthiness of their vessel caused his injuries.
Klump worked as a crewmember on the M/V David Z. Norton. On June 9, 2006, Klump was returning from shore leave and reporting back to ONMS's vessel at Calcite Harbor. While riding a bicycle on the dock, Klump slipped on loose gravel and injured his clavicle. He was deemed unfit to work for over a year, and received maintenance and cure.
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