Note by Madeline Inzenga
In Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, 970 F.3d 550 (5th Cir. 2020), vacated, 978 F.3d 976 (5th Cir.), the Fifth Circuit reluctantly adhered to prior precedent in holding that a brown water seaman was protected by the Jones Act. This Note argues in favor of such adherence. After this Note was approved for publication, the Fifth Circuit reheard this case en banc, overruling the prior precedent and denying Jones Act seaman status.
About the Authors
Madeline Inzenga. J.D. candidate 2022, Tulane University Law School; B.S. 2019, Louisiana State University.
Citation
95 Tul. L. Rev. 993 (2021)