United States Fifth Circuit

A land-based employee who is permanently assigned to work in the service of a vessel but who spends only 10% of his time working on board, does not have the requisite "connection" to the vessel required for seaman status.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/23/2002

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Pete Lewis (argued), Barrett Black, Lewis & Caplan, New Orleans, LA, for Charlotte and Milfred J. Nunez., Patrick J. McShane (argued), Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, LA, for Clarendon America Ins. Co.