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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. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d Gilbert Sanchez, a welder-fitter employed by SmartFab, never went to sea on vessels. 1349(b)(1).

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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. Smart Fabricators of Texas, LLC , 970 F.3d Gilbert Sanchez, a welder-fitter employed by SmartFab, never went to sea on vessels. 1349(b)(1).

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