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Jones Act Federal Circuits' & State Decisions -
S.D. Mississippi
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:08 |
Case Name: Bobby Kirk v Noble Drilling (U.S.), Inc. Date of Judgment: 1st April 2009 Court: U.S.D.C. - S.D. Mississippi Judge: District Judge Starrett Citation: 2009 WL 910853 (S.D.Miss.)
Background: The plaintiff, Bobby Kirk ("Employee") was hired by the defendant, Noble Drilling, Inc. ("Employer"). Employee worked on a rig, the Jimmy Puckett. He asserted that the rig was a "vessel" and he was a "seaman" within the Jones Act meaning and general maritime law.
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