Valierie Miller v. NCL (Bahamas), LTD

16-12019Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitMar 1, 2017

Full text

[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
________________________
No. 16-12019
Non-Argument Calendar
________________________
D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cv-22254-UU
VALIERIE MILLER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
NCL (BAHAMAS), LTD.,
a foreign corporation
d.b.a. Norwegian Cruise Line,
and /or NCL America.,
Defendant-Appellee.
________________________
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
________________________
(March 1, 2017)
Before HULL, MARCUS and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Case: 16-12019 Date Filed: 03/01/2017 Page: 1 of 2

-- 1 of 2 --

2
After reviewing the parties’ briefs and the record, we affirm the district
court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee NCL
(Bahamas), Ltd. on plaintiff-appellant Valierie Miller’s negligence action under
federal maritime law for the reasons outlined in the district court’s thorough and
well-reasoned discussion of the duty owed by the ship to Ms. Miller as well as the
open and obvious nature of the danger presented.
AFFIRMED.
Case: 16-12019 Date Filed: 03/01/2017 Page: 2 of 2

-- 2 of 2 --

Continue your research in ChatGPT or Claude

Connect Omnilex to search the legal corpus from your AI assistant.