USCA 7th: Trainer Not in Maritime Employment

The United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled that for purposes of admiralty jurisdiction in a personal injury action, neither a land-based crane nor a life raft were appurtenances to a vessel and that therefore a director of training was not involved in maritime employment for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. In Scott v. Trump Indiana, Inc. (07/28/03 - No. 01-2908) Russell Scott ("Scott") was seriously injured on April 4, 1997, while standing on a pier at Buffington Harbor, Indiana observing a life raft training exercise. At the time of...