(DOWNLOAD) "Gaffney v. Riverboat Services of Indiana" by In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Gaffney v. Riverboat Services of Indiana
- Author : In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 16, 2006
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 115 KB
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The plaintiffs, who are licensed merchant marine officers, brought this whistleblower action under 46 U.S.C. § 2114 against Showboat Marina Casino Partnership, Showboat, Inc., Showboat Indiana, Inc., Showboat Mardi Gras Casino and M/V Showboat (collectively "Showboat"), Riverboat Services, Inc. and Riverboat Services of Indiana, Inc. (collectively "Riverboat"), and Robert Heitmeier and Thomas Gourguechon in their individual capacities. See Pub.L. No. 98-557, § 13(a), 98 Stat. 2863 (1984) (current version at 46 U.S.C. § 2114 (2002)). The plaintiffs claim that they were discharged in retaliation for engaging in statutorily protected correspondence with the United States Coast Guard ("Coast Guard") about a change in hiring guidelines on the vessel on which they were employed, the M/V Showboat. After a bench trial on the plaintiffs claims against Riverboat and the individual defendants, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana entered judgment in favor of all but two plaintiffs and awarded back pay, expenses and punitive damages. Those defendants now appeal, contending that the district court erred in holding that the plaintiffs established the requisite causation between their correspondence with the Coast Guard and their subsequent terminations.