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McCARTHY v. SILVER BULK SHIPPING LTD.

Civ. A. No. 78-1484.

487 F.Supp. 1021 (1980)

William McCARTHY v. SILVER BULK SHIPPING LTD.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Sovel, Freedman & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Robert B. White, Jr., Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, William McCarthy, a longshoreman, brought this action to recover damages from defendant vessel owner, Silver Bulk Shipping, Ltd., for personal injuries sustained allegedly as the result of defendant's negligence. The action was brought pursuant to the Longshoreman's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, § 5(b) as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), with jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship...

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