Adams v. All Coast
Case Details
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- Appeal from summary judgment granted to defendant
- Circuit
- Fifth Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's summary judgment for All Coast and remanded the case, finding that the employees' crane operation did not qualify them as exempt seamen under the FLSA.
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