Williams v. Thurlow

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• considering issue raised by “fair reading” of brief, even if not separately and specifically present in the issues listed in appellate brief
• pointing out that an injured seaman has three claims against his employer: Jones Act negligence, a claim the ship was unseaworthy, and a claim for maintenance and cure
• holding the rule in Williams applies solely “when the seaman is ordered to do a specific task in 5 Case: 19-30756 Document: 00515677640 Page: 6 Date Filed: 12/17/2020 No. 19-30756 a specific manner or is ordered to do a task that can be accomplished in only one way”
• construing briefs reasonably and liberally to avoid the loss of a party’s rights
• courts of appeals should construe briefing “reasonably, yet liberally, so that the right to appellate review is not lost by waiver”
• \Appellate courts must treat the statement of an issue 'as covering every subsidiary question that is fairly included.' \ (quoting TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(f) )

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