GEE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing an action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1976), and, alternatively, under general maritime law. The primary question is whether American law applies to appellant's claim and, if not, whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the case for forum non conveniens. We hold that American law does not govern appellant's claim and that the district...
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