Category Archives: Fifth Circuit

October 8
2024

Excess Carrier Represented by Brown Sims Prevails in Stowers Dispute

Brown Sims is pleased to announce that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a verdict it obtained following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The case, … Read full post…

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March 12
2020

Fifth Circuit ruled that a welder, whose duties were performed on rigs that were jacked up, was not a seaman as a matter of law; Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C., No. 19-20506 (5th Cir. Mar. 11, 2020).

This published decision clarifies the requirement that a worker must have a connection to a vessel or fleet of vessels that is substantial in nature. Gilbert Sanchez asserted that he was a seaman because he worked as a welder on … Read full post…

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