Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Jul 24, 2014
Thepetition of the dayis:
13-1268
Issue:Whether, when applying theChandris, Inc. v. Latsisthirty-percent rulethat, ordinarily, a qualifying seaman under the Jones Act must spend thirty percent or more of his time in service of a vessel in navigationa court may consider the time a maritime worker spends in the service of a vessel in navigation that is moored, dockside, or ashore, as the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits have held, or whether a court must categorically exclude such time, as the Eleventh Circuit and the Maryland Court of Appeals have held.
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Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. 24, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/07/petition-of-the-day-645/