LOBRANO, Judge.
The issue in this litigation is whether the federal maritime defense of "forum non conveniens" is applicable to this Jones Act claim filed in state court.
William R. Miller, plaintiff, is a resident of Mississippi. In August of 1987 he travelled to Pennsylvania seeking employment. He joined the Union of Operating Engineers, Local 25 in Philadelphia. He was hired by American Dredging Company (ADC), a Pennsylvania Corporation to work on the tug...
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