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Fifth Circuit

Ruling Limits Product Liability Under Maritime Law

January 30, 2021

A federal appeals court has ruled that under maritime law, only the end users or intended consumers of a product can sue for damages, not “bystanders” who might be injured. Read More

Fifth Circuit Will Rehear Seaman Status Question En Banc

December 4, 2020

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has withdrawn a ruling reversing a lower court and agreed to rehear a maritime case en banc—that is, with the full panel of judges—in… Read More

Case Could Narrow Jones Act Seaman Status

September 11, 2020

A Fifth Circuit case awaiting an en banc judgment could make it harder for certain offshore workers working aboard a vessel to claim Jones Act seaman status. “En banc” means… Read More

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