Labels:book | reckoner | sky | windowpane OCR: Preemption of forum non conveniens by FELA and the Jones The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that all the rights ard remedies inuring the benefit of railway workers set forth in FELA and its interpre- tive jurisprudence, apply to Jones Act seamen by virtue that act express terms Consequently, jurisprudentially created rules which are corollary FELA also apply Jones AC claims. In fact, this WaS the basis for this ourts decision only three years ago 1 Miles Apex Marine Corp. supra. Ir Mifes the Court noted that as the Jones Act must remain faithful tr prior judi cial interpretations FELA the general maritime law must yield to AUE conflict between and the FELA juris- prudence 45 When this preemption analysis focused upon the case sub judice, quite clear that the general mariti ...
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