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Category: Seaman Injury Settlements

Florida Court Finds Injured Maritime Worker Has a Right to a Jury Trial in an Admiralty Proceeding

October 23, 2017 Cruise Ship Crew Member Injury Law

A Florida Federal court has recently found that an injured maritime worker has a right to a jury trial for his Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness and failure to provide maintenance and cure claims asserted as counter-claims to his employer’s admiralty declaratory judgment action. Facts of the Case In this case, […]