11th Circuit Finds Not All Disputed Medical Evidence Must be Construed in a Seaman’s Favor
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
527 (1962) requires courts hearing maintenance and cure cases to construe disputed medical evidence in the seaman’s favor. Mandara Spa (Hawaii), LLC , the appellant seaman brought claims under the Jones Act and general maritime law for failure to pay maintenance and cure related to certain bodily injuries. Atkinson , 369 U.S.
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