Panel Denies Bid to Toss Widow’s Jones Law Claim

In Marston v. General Electric, 517694, the Appellate Division, Third Department, said Harbison’s activities, which were typically land based, may have converted to that of a seaman at the time of his fatal accident. “While there is no statutory definition of a seaman [in the Jones Act], it has been held that, in order to […]

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