Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.

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• indicating that the central issue germane to operational control is control over the manner of performance
• indicating that the central issue germane to operational control is control over the manner of performance
• holding plaintiff was a seaman because, as a diver, he performed a traditional maritime task and faced inherently maritime perils
• master service agreement governed work performed “under subsequent verbal and/or written work orders, at all times”
• “[Tjime spent on a crew boat in transit” and “working on the Drake dry-docked [dive] vessel” might apply in calculating the 30 percent requirement
• length of service is not important

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