Beech v. Hercules Drilling Co.’s Empirical Analysis
691 F.3d 566 · 2012
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 45 U.S.C. § 51 (Federal Employers' Liability Act) · 46 U.S.C. § 30104 (Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act))
Relies on The Osceola · Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc. · Calmar Ss Corporation v. Taylor · Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. · Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Unseaworthiness is a claim under general maritime law based on the vessel owner's duty to ensure that the vessel is reasonably fit to be at sea.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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