Stevie C. Greathouse v. Ceco Concrete Construction

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
AUGUST 28, 2007
No. 07-11347 THOMAS K. KAHN
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 06-00002-CV-5-RS-AK
STEVIE C. GREATHOUSE,
MAXINE DEVONA GREATHOUSE,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
versus
CECO CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC,
Defendant-Appellee,
MANITOWOC CRANES, INC.,
d/b/a Manitowoc Crane Group,
ACR MANAGEMENT LLC,
d/b/a Maxine Crane Works, et al,
Defendants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida
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(August 28, 2007)
Before BIRCH, BLACK and HILL, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM:
Crane operator Stevie Greathouse (Greathouse) filed suit against
subcontractor Ceco Concrete Construction, L.L.C. (Ceco) for gross negligence
when his left foot above the ankle was amputated while working on a
condominium construction site in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Both parties agree
that, under Florida’s workers’ compensation statute, Ceco is immune from liability
unless Ceco was grossly negligent and its gross negligence was the “major
contributing cause of [Greathouse’s] injury.” See Fla. Stat. §§ 440.10(1)(e),
440.11. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Ceco.
Greathouse now appeals.
We have reviewed the record in this case, the briefs and the arguments of
counsel contained therein. Based upon the well-written, well-reasoned and
published opinion of the district court, we affirm the judgment granting summary
judgment for Ceco. See Greathouse v. Ceco Concrete, Construction, L.L.C., No.
5:06cv2-RS-AK, 2007 WL 624550 (N. D. Fla. Feb. 23, 2007).
AFFIRMED.
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