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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law Blog

In August 2018, while working on a rig owned by Enterprise Offshore Drilling, LLC (“Enterprise”), Sanchez was injured when he tripped on a pipe welded to the deck. The plaintiff in Endeavor Marine worked on a moored derrick barge on the Mississippi River. He worked day shifts and returned home every evening. 3d 287 (5th Cir.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law Blog

In August 2018, while working on a rig owned by Enterprise Offshore Drilling, LLC (“Enterprise”), Sanchez was injured when he tripped on a pipe welded to the deck. The plaintiff in Endeavor Marine worked on a moored derrick barge on the Mississippi River. He worked day shifts and returned home every evening. 3d 287 (5th Cir.

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