Vasquez Ex Rel. Bautista v. GMD Shipyard Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• describing the type of incident as “the death of persons repairing and refitting a vessel ” (emphasis added)
• “[L]iability attaches only where the general contractor ‘controlled the manner in which the plaintiff performed his or her work[.]’”
• “[T]here is little question that this kind of accident — the death of persons repairing and refitting a vessel — has a potentially disruptive effect on maritime commerce.”
• “Under [the clear error] standard, factual findings by the district court will not be upset unless we are left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been- committed.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).