Jones Act and Unseaworthiness

The Dutra Group v. Batterton, 139 S. Ct. 2275 – Supreme Court 2019 The seaman’s right to recover damages for personal injury on a claim of unseaworthiness originates in the admiralty court decisions of the 19th century. At the time, “seamen led miserable lives.” D. Robertson, S. Friedell, & M. Sturley, Admiralty and Maritime Law […]

Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction

Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., 513 US 527 – Supreme Court 1995 A federal court’s authority to hear cases in admiralty flows initially from the Constitution, which “extend[s]” federal judicial power “to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction.” U. S. Const., Art. III, § 2. Congress has embodied […]

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