This June 2002 edition of Bodily Injury News includes articles on Who is a Jones Act
Seaman? Foreign seamen's claims in the U.S.A and Panama, Medical Evacuations Structured Settlements: What they are,how they work, and when to use them.
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Thomas Miller Americas - Bodily Injury Team June 2002 (293 KB)
Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators, LLC (5th Cir. March 11, 2020) the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Analyzes Jones Act Seaman Status.
A US seaman sued his employer/vessel owner for injuries suffered on board a dredge vessel, alleging various claims which included negligence under the US Jones Act
Like some other countries, the United States is a federal jurisdiction consisting of a national government and fifty states. Maritime law is almost exclusively federal statutory or judge-made law but state law is also relevant in certain respects.
