WARD, Judge.
Karen B. Fayard appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of her employer Contifleeting, Inc., dismissing her claim under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 688, and the General Maritime Law on the grounds that she was not a seaman. We reverse.
Contifleeting employed Fayard to obtain and deliver supplies and parts for its fleet of five tug boats. While working on the MARK TWAIN, a steamboat owned and used by Contifleeting as an office or supply...
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