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The federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an important decision for maritime employers. It has corrected its course and has overruled its decision in Naquin v. Elevating Boats, L.L.C. In...

Earlier this year, we discussed the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in Gilbert Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C. The holding in the case was that a welder working on a...

Fisheries Observers If the same question comes up twice in one week, then it’s probably worth discussing in a blog article. The question involves personnel on board vessels for the purpose of...

Longshore Act question number 4 was discussed on the AEU Longshore Blog back on March 31, 2010. It’s finally occurred to me that the previous discussion needs to be updated.What is a vessel?Neither...