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

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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. Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC , 376 F.Supp. Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC, 2019 WL 2515307 (Jun. He worked day shifts and returned home every evening.

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Riding to the Danger Zone: U.S. Fifth Circuit Panel Considers the Zone-of-Danger Test for Maritime Emotional Distress

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Hercules Offshore, Inc., Hercules Offshore, Inc., 2019), appeal filed , No. Hercules Offshore, Inc., See Barker v. 3d 208, 224 (5th Cir. Here, the court again left the question open, finding that the complaint failed to satisfy either the physical-injury test or the zone-of-danger test. 2021 WL 96168 at *2. Texaco, Inc.,