In Jackson v. Chem Carriers, LLC, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the trial courts judgment and held that a renovated barge was not a vessel in navigation and that the plaintiff did not qualify as a seaman because his work duties did not take him to sea.
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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.