Johnson v. Horizon Lines, LLC

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• holding that a regulatory violation could amount to negligence per se only if a plaintiff proved “(1) a violation of Coast Guard regulations; (2) the plaintiff's membership in the class of intended beneficiaries of the regulations; (3
• ISM regulations were “cast in general terms which restate principles already well established by American case law” and thus should not be construed as additional duties
• “While these state cases suggest that the standards of conduct described in § 96.230 may support a finding by a jury or trial court that a shipowner was negligent, they furnish no authority for holding of negligence per se or the preclusion of comparative fault.”

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