MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY GULF-INLAND, LLC v. JACKSON MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY GULF-INLAND, LLC, Appellant, v. LORNE JACKSON, Appellee. Lorne Jackson, appellee, sued the appellant, Marquette Transportation Company Gulf-Inland, LLC ("Marquette"), under the Jones Act for personal injuries he sustained while employed on one of Marquette's vessels. At this time, Jackson had been a Marquette employee for a little more than a month, and it is undisputed by the parties that Jackson was an inexperienced, "greenhand" seaman. This report contains no mention that Jackson failed to follow King's instructions, nor does it indicate that Jackson "chased" the line. Specifically, Marquette argues that the Jones Act does not require Marquette to ensure an employee's safety, and, thus, Jackson had the burden to prove that Marquette and King acted negligently.

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