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SKYE v. MAERSK LINE, LTD. CORP.

No. 12-16433.

751 F.3d 1262 (2014)

William C. SKYE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAERSK LINE, LIMITED CORPORATION, d.b.a. Maersk Line Limited, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 15, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Robert Margulies , Eric Charles Morales , Michael A. Winkleman , Lipcon Margulies Alsina & Winkleman, PA, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-AppeUee.

Eddie Godwin , David W. McCreadie , Lau Lane Pieper Conley & McCreadie, PA, Tampa, FL, Nicholas Allen Applin , David J. Horr , Stephanie H. Wyhe , Horr Novak & Skipp, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before PRYOR, JORDAN, and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to decide whether a seaman can recover money damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, for an injury stemming from excessive work hours and an erratic sleep schedule. William Skye, formerly the chief mate of the Sealand Pride, a commercial vessel, suffers from left ventricular hypertrophy, which he complained that his employer, Maersk Line Limited Corporation d/b/a Maersk Line Limited, caused when it...

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