Hamilton Admiralty & Maritime Lawyer, Alabama

... 153 The Jones Act's protections, like the other admiralty protections for seamen, only extend to those maritime employees who do the ship's work. But this threshold requirement is very broad: `All who work at sea in the service of a ship' are eligible for seaman status. ...

... 2d 570 (2008), the United States Supreme Court established a new constitutionally accepted ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages of 0.65 to 1. We reject Line's argument in light of the Baker Court's explicit limitation of its holding to federal maritime common law. ...

... As mentioned above, Hurricane Ivan destroyed much of the pier and all the lighting system on the pier. The federal regulations require "the marking of structures, sunken vessels and other obstructions for the protection of maritime navigation." 33 CFR § 64.01. ...