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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from John I. Marvin v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc., Formerly Central Gulf Steamship Corporation.

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1 John I. Marvin v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc., Formerly Central Gulf Steamship Corporation Anchor
ca5 · 1977
green “a jones act employer is not an insurer of a seaman's safety; the mere occurrence of an injury does not establish liability.” 6
2 Earl K. Phillips and Carrie Phillips v. The Western Company of North America
ca5 · 1992
green “played a substantial part in bringing about or actually causing the injury and that the injury was either a direct result or a reasonably probable consequence of the unseaworthiness.” 6
3 Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
scotus · 1955
green “the standard is not perfection, but reasonable fitness; not a ship that will weather every conceivable storm but a vessel reasonably suited for her intended service.” 4
4 Ramiro Martinez v. Offshore Specialty Fabricators
ca5 · 2012
green “negligence played any part, even the slightest, in producing the injury” 3

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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