Jethro Barrett v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., E.B.B. Co., Inc. And Lift Barge, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company, Intervenor-Appellant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1986-01-31

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W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge: This case brings before the en banc court a question frequently confronted in this circuit: when is an offshore oilfield worker a “seaman” for purposes of the Jones Act? 1 We take the opportunity for en banc consideration of whether, after twenty-six years of development and interpretation, the test for Jones Act seaman status enunciated in Offshore Company v…

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