The remedies available to an injured seaman are three: so-called Jones Act negligence, the common law tort of Unseaworthiness, and Maintenance and Cure, the recovering seaman’s ancient right to a stipend and medical care. Each has low hurdles to establishing...
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The Jones Act Plaintiff
This is a long piece I wrote for a legal journal, not for the general audience, but it has a lot of solid information all the same. The Jones Act Plaintiff The remedies available to an injured seaman are three: so-called Jones Act negligence, the common law tort of...