Admiralty Law
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Unseaworthiness Claims: An unseaworthiness claim is related to
the Jones Act. A vessel owner owes seaman a duty to provide a seaworthy
vessel - one fit to work and live. An unseaworthiness claim includes
unsafe conditions existing on the vessel and its equipment, including
dangerous conditions arising during the voyage or created by employees
or independent contractors. Unlike the Jones Act claims, which is
against the seaman's employer, an unseaworthiness claim is made against
the vessel's owner.
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Admirality Law