KURPIEL v. CALUMET RIVER FLEETING

Case No.: 08-CV-3155.

691 F.Supp.2d 827 (2010)

Brett KURPIEL, Plaintiff, v. CALUMET RIVER FLEETING, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

February 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk E. Karamanian, Dennis M. O'Bryan, Howard M. Cohen, O'Bryan, Baun & Cohen, Birmingham, MI, Frederic A. Mendelsohn, Burke, Warren, Mackay & Serritella, PC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Steven Brian Belgrade, Ross M. Kucera, Belgrade & O'Donnell PC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT M. DOW, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff Brett Kurpiel filed his complaint against Defendant Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. ("Calumet"), seeking damages for injuries he allegedly sustained during his employment with Calumet. Kurpiel brings his claim pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, alleging that his injuries resulted from Calumet's negligence and the unseaworthiness of the vessel. On June 17, 2009, Defendant...

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