Court Denies Interlocutory Review of Ruling on Worker's Status as 'Seaman'

A Texas appellate court denied an employer’s petition for interlocutory review of a trial judge’s determination that its employee was a Jones Act seaman at the time of his alleged injury while being transported to shore. Case: Orion Marine Construction v. Cepeda, No. 01-18-00323-CV, 06/21/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Inocente Cepeda had worked for Orion Marine Construction as the captain of a dredge. His dredge was operating in the Houston Ship Channel when his supervisor came aboard and fired him. Cepeda gathered his personal belongings and boarded a skiff, wh...