In the Fifth Circuit, for the longest time, deciding whether a contract was maritime involved assessing a litany of factors derived from the court’s Davis & Sons v. Gulf Oil Corporation case, specifically:
- “What does the specific work order in effect at the time of the injury provide?
- What work did the crew assigned under the work order actually do?
- Was the crew assigned to work aboard a vessel in navigable waters?
- To what extent did the work being done relate to the mission of that vessel?
- What was the principal work of the injured worker?
- What work was the injured worker actually doing at the time of injury?”