Stevedoring Company Gets Summary Dismissal of Injured Longshoreman's Jones Act Claims

A federal appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a stevedoring company on a longshoreman’s claim of Jones Act negligence. Case: Johnson v. Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No. 22-30488, 07/14/2023, published. Facts: Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc. has a facility for midstream cargo operations near Darrow, Louisiana. The operations occur while vessels are located midstream in the Mississippi River.  Cooper also owns and operates a weigh station vessel, the America, which is used to transfer bulk cargo from barges to oceangoing vessels. Cooper hi...