Tracy Nicole Thomas v. Kevin Thomas Sr.

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• holding that because the gangway serves as a rough dividing line between state and maritime jurisdiction, a dock owner’s duty to crew members is defined by application of state, not maritime, law
• finding dock owner had no maritime duty to a crew member of a docked vessel who fell off of a ladder that he used when the dock owner failed to provide access to its dock
• finding dock owner had no maritime duty to a crew member of a docked vessel who fell off of a ladder that he used when the dock owner failed to provide access to its dock
• “It is well-settled, however, that the doctrine of ‘seaworthiness’ is not applicable to a dock owner who does not occupy the position of owner or operator of the vessel.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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