3rd Circ Upholds Injured Ship Worker Employment Ruling law360.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from law360.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court decision holding that a welder assigned to a jack-up rig was not a seaman within the meaning of 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 to sue under the Jones Act. The
en banc panel expanded the considerations that should be applied to distinguish whether a maritime worker is a seaman entitled to benefits under the Jones Act from other maritime workers generally covered under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (a federal compensation remedy for injuries to certain land-based workers occurring on navigable
People Moves: Hapworth to Lead Amwins’ AEU; Former NFLer Ayodele Joins Spoznik Agency; Century Risk Advisors Adds Sawyer May 24, 2021
Hapworth Appointed CEO of Alabama-Based American Equity Underwriters
The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU, an Amwins Company), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers and program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association Ltd. (ALMA), has picked Adele S. Hapworth to succeed Michael L. Lapeyrouse as the company’s chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2021.
Lapeyrouse will assume the role of chairman for AEU.
Adele S. Hapworth
Hapworth joined AEU in 2007 and has served in leadership roles including director of Product Development, executive vice president and chief operating officer.