U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Dispute over Scope of Jones Act

The U.S. Supreme Court will not be weighing in on whether the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals properly applied the Jones Act to a ship repairman who was injured in a crane collapse. Larry Naquin had worked at the Elevating Boats shipyard in Houma, Louisiana, and his primary job duties were the maintenance and repair of the company's fleet of lift-boats. A lift-boat is a self-propelled, self-elevating, offshore supply vessel. Although it functions and navigates much like any other supply vessel, a typical lift-boat is equipped with three column-like legs that can be lowered to the sea fl...