11th Circuit: Stewardess Offered Evidence That Injury On Tender Was During Work

Mealey's (November 7, 2019, 11:50 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 22 vacated a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for a yacht owner in a Jones Act lawsuit brought by the chief stewardess, who was injured while on a smaller vessel, finding that the stewardess offered evidence that she was acting within the course of her employment when she was knocked unconscious (Sara Herrera v 7R Charter Limited, No. 19-10605, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 31364)....