Worker Can Pursue Jones Act Claim Despite Failure to List It as Asset in Bankruptcy Filing

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a maritime worker’s failure to disclose his potential Jones Act claim in his bankruptcy petition did not bar him from later pursing the claim. Case: Chonah v. Coastal Villages Pollock, No. 76201-0-I, 09/04/2018, published.   Facts and procedural history: Hishm Chonah moved to the United States from Sudan in 2001. He began working for Coastal Villages Pollock on a fish-processing ship in Alaska. In January 2013, Chonah suffered injuries while at sea onboard a vessel known as the Northern Hawk. Over the next three years, Chonah under...