August 20, 2017

MEDICAL ASSESSMENT BY COMPANY PHYSICIAN IS NOT BINDING ON THE COURT AND MAY NOT PASS THE BURDEN TO THE SEAFARER TO PRODUCE SECOND OPINION

Medical assessment by company physician does not bind the court in determining whether the illness suffered by the seafarer while at work is work-related. The Supreme […]
July 3, 2019

COLON CANCER THAT IS AGGRAVATED BY POOR DIETARY PROVISIONS IN THE VESSEL IS WORK-RELATED

In Leonis Navigation Co., Inc. vs. Villamater, it was ruled that the dietary provisions which were high m fat and cholesterol given to the seaman while […]
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