Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test
The Energy Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Maintaining that the plaintiff qualified as a seaman under controlling Fifth Circuit precedent but questioning that precedent in light of Supreme Court case law, the panel urged the Fifth Circuit to review the case en banc. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. quoting Flagg v.
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