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Panel: worker's compensation mariner cases may require counsel in both states
Summary
A Missoula caller with an Alaska workman's-compensation and maritime claim was told on the air that local attorneys can assemble medical records and work with Alaska counsel, but jurisdictional and maritime (Jones Act) issues may require coordinated representation.
Missoula — A Missoula caller who said her workman's compensation and maritime claims originated in Alaska was advised on the Dial-A-Lawyer program that handling such a case often requires a local attorney to compile records and a correspondent attorney licensed in the other state.
The caller described a multi-year case and said a local firm turned the matter over to its Seattle branch, which then told her she…
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