What is the standard for determining whether a defendant is liable for negligence under the Jones Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Papai v. Harbor Tug and Barge Co., 67 F.3d 203 (9th Cir. 1995):
4 The negligence issue will therefore be decided under the Jones Act, which applies a standard more favorable to the claimant, see Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 352 U.S. 521, 523, 77 S.Ct. 457, 458, 1 L.Ed.2d 511 (1957) (the defendant is liable if "even the slightest" negligence on the defendant's part caused the claimant's injury), and is a question for the jury to decide. See id. at 523-24, 77 S.Ct. at 458.
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