Wynn
Wynn v. Harley Marine Services Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRYAN WYNN, Case No. 19-cv-00596-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE SUMMARY JUDGMENT
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 25 HARLEY MARINE SERVICES INC., et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Bryan Wynn has sued defendants Harley Marine Services, Inc., and Starlight Marine Services, Inc., under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, for injuries he suffered while working on the tugboat M/V Ahbra Franco as Chief Engineer. Dkt. No. 1. Wynn alleges claims for negligence and unseaworthiness, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Defendants have moved for summary judgment in their favor on all the claims and on the availability of punitive damages. Dkt. No. 25. The Court has detailed in other orders the standards applicable to a motion for summary judgment. See, e.g., Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peevey, 293 F. Supp. 3d 980, 988-89 (N.D. Cal. 2017), aff’d, 932 F.3d 861 (9th Cir. 2019). These well-established standards apply in full here. The parties’ familiarity with the record is…