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The song of humpback whales as they swim off the shore of New York has been recorded for the first time, by a series of underwater microphones, scientis

Increased whale activity in the New York Bight might mean the captivating mammals are shifting breeding habits or adapting to climate change.

Since the enactment of the Jones Act, courts have wrestled to define "seaman" and who is entitled to remedies under the Jones Act.

Harbor Tug and Barge Co. v. Papai, 520 U.S. 548 (1997); Chandris, Inc. v. Latsis, 515 U.S. 347 (1995); McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander, 498 U.S. 337 (1991).] This is especially evident given the recent en banc decision in Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C., No. 19-20506,2021 WL 1882565 (5th Cir. May 11, 2021) ( en banc) (Davis). In Sanchez, the Fifth Circuit overturned a three-judge panel decision and reinstated a district court's holding that a land-based welder allegedly injured while working on a jacked-up drilling rig failed to meet the definition of a "seaman" t...

Despite the decline, the federal government estimates that more than half of offshore reserves remain untapped.