n., adj. a federal law which covers injuries to crewmen at sea, g...

Provides seamen with a negligence remedy for on-the-job injury without having to overcome employer defenses of assumption of the risk or fellow servant liability. Contributory negligence of the empl [..]

A 1920 U.S. law, still in effect, that prohibits foreign ships from transporting goods or people between one U.S. location and another. Such a restriction on cabotage is an example of a barrier to tra [..]

A federal law which covers injuries to crewmen at sea, gives jurisdiction to the federal courts, and sets up various rules for conduct of these cases under maritime law.

Federal statute passed in 1920 providing that a seaman injured in the course of his employment by the negligence of the owner, master or fellow crew members can recover damages for his injuries. (46 . [..]

The Jones Act is a federal law which covers injuries to crewmen at sea, gives jurisdiction to the federal courts and sets up various rules for conduct of these cases under maritime law. A claim for co [..]

Contentious US Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Section 27, requiring that all U.S. domestic waterborne trade be carried by U.S.-flag, U.S.-built, and U.S.-manned vessels.  |A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O| [..]

The Jones Act is a Federal Statute intended to extend to seamen the protections previously provided to railway workers under FELA. The Jones Act allows a seaman to bring a lawsuit against his [..]

Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Section 27, requiring that all U.S. domestic waterborne trade be carried by U.S.-flag, U.S.-built, and U.S.-manned vessels.

An act of the U.S. Congress prohibiting foreign flag carriers from participating in the U.S. intercoastal trade by water. It currently is applicable in such trade lanes as the U.S. continental states [..]

A federal statute that allows a seaman injured during the course of employment to recover damages for the injuries in a negligence action against the employer. The Jones Act also allows an injured sea [..]

U.S. law that applies to port-to-port shipments within the continental U.S. and between the continental U.S. and Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and restricts such shipments to U.S. Flag Vessels that are built in the U.S. and that are owned by a U.S. company that is more than 75% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens.

The Jones Act is a federal statute that provides legal rights and protections to seamen who are injured while in the service of a ship or vessel. The Act governs the liability of maritime employers an [..]

A federal act that provides for the covering of ships’ crews under workers’ compensation plans.

Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Section 27, requiring that all U.S. domestic waterborne trade be carried by U.S.-flag, U.S.-built, and U.S.- manned vessels.

a law dating back to 1886, that forbids foreign-flagged ships from carrying passengers between US ports with no foreign port stops in-between

n., adj. a federal law which covers injuries to crewmen at sea, gives jurisdiction to the federal courts and sets up various rules for conduct of these cases under maritime law. A claim for recompense [..]

A cabotage law that provides that no merchandise transported by water between U.S. ports is to be carried “in any other vessel than a vessel built and documented under the laws of the United States, crewed by Americans, and owned by persons who are citizens of the United States.”